By ‘Dotun Akintomide
The appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the new Director-General, Department of State Security Service (DSS) by President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday has elicited divergent reactions among Nigerians with many expressing their opinions on social media on the development.
Bichi, who hails from Kano, replaces Matthew Seiyeifa, who has been operating in acting capacity since Lawal Daura was sacked by the then Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
Condemning the President’s move, Southern, Middle-belt leaders had in a statement carpeted Buhari for dropping Seiyefa, an indigene of Bayelsa.
In their reactions on Twitter, many lampooned the President, describing him as someone who only trusts northerners to head his security architecture, discarding their southern counterparts. While to the contrary, others stated that the new DSS DG parades certain qualities to merit the appointment.
See thread of reactions:
I congratulate President @MBuhari for appointing yet another Northerner, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, to head the Department of State Security. Whoever doubted Buhari’s 97% versus 7% statement can now see the President is dead set on his Northernisation of government policy #RenosDarts
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) September 13, 2018
With the appointment of another Northerner, Yusuf Magaji Bichi to heae the Dept of State Security, the safest thing to bet on in @Bet9jaOfficial is that President @MBuhari will always fill any sensitive national intelligence or security position with a Northerner #RenosDarts
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) September 13, 2018
Wailers are never interested to know if he is qualified or capable to the task
Congratulations Yusuf Magaji Bichi— Engr Musteefresh (@mustyrajy) September 13, 2018
Yusuf Magaji Bichi enlisted in the defunct NSO in 1982. He retired aftr 35 yrs of service in 2017 as Daura's Finance & Admin Director but was retained by Lawal Daura for few months & then released Feb 2018. It's likely thro him Daura will run the agency by proxy. It cld get worse
— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 13, 2018
Buhari should have allowed Matthew B. Seiyefa act as DG DSS till after elections before appointing Yusuf Magaji Bichi. A very wrong move "Politically"!
Well, wetin I know?🤔
— Opeyemi Babalola (@CACCOT1) September 13, 2018
You can only fool some idiots like you
Previous DSS DG appointments.
Obasanjo = Kayode Are (SW)
Jonathan = Ekpenyong (SS)
Buhari =Daura and Yusuf Magaji Bichi (NW)— Adejumo Abayomi (@AdejumoAbayomi4) September 14, 2018
"Yusuf Magaji Bichi" PMB wants to win in 2019. He will not be comfortable having Seifa as DSS Head. We wanted GEJ to sack Jega before 2015 elections, but many people including GEJ wanted to be politically correct, it cost him the Presidency and now costing lives #ItsAPity
— Thomas Enechi (@NaijaCzars) September 14, 2018
PMB has just appointed Yusuf Magaji Bichi as substantive DG SSS. Against the clamour to broaden the heads of our nations security framework, PMB has proven himself an irredeemable irredentist. SAD!!!
— Donald Duke (@Donald_Duke) September 13, 2018
The DSS is directly under the command of the President. Buhari appointed Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the head of DSS. PMB choose someone he has confidence and trust for. So rather roaring, why not watch out for the inputs the DG would make. Trust above all.
— Egielemai Idris (@idealtailor) September 14, 2018
Dear President @MBuhari, you have spoken loudly and clearly once again that “you don’t belong to everybody” with the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the new DG of DSS. Is there a special agenda behind this one-side appointment of special security chiefs from one region? pic.twitter.com/h1cho6ricy
— ibu thomas🇳🇬 (@Hailfinger1) September 14, 2018
If Buhari who needs a 2nd term can brazenly take decisions and make appointments without giving a damn what anybody says or thinks, in Nigeria full of intellectuals and informed critics, if he gets a 2nd term, get ready for Saddam Hussein or Gaddafi. Yusuf Magaji Bichi is DSS DG
— THE ANGEL THAT LOVES AFANG (@ally_praiz) September 14, 2018
Your Mr Integrity Just appointed Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the DG of DSS. His unrepentant nepotism is now being rubbed in our faces.
Since we gained independence, Nigeria has never had a leader more sectional, parochial, and tribalistic like the current President.NEVER AGAIN!
— Cross˚ (@Elcrucifixio) September 14, 2018
