The Department of State Security
Services (DSS) on Friday invited all the 21 candidates named by President
Muhammadu Buhari for security checks.
The verification includes scrutiny
of educational certificates, checks for any past prosecution, among others.
Also, Nigeria Police Force might
subject the nominees to another documentation process, The Nation reports.
After the ongoing checks, a security
report may be submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate by the DSS
on the suitability of the nominees.
At the DSS office yesterday were
Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzau, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Suleiman Adamu, Chief Audu
Ogbeh, Amina Mohammed, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Musa Ibeto, among others.
All the nominees were asked to fill
Personal Identification Form (PIF) which requires data about their places of
birth, schools attended, work experience and past offices held.
“The details provided will lead to
further investigation by the DSS to confirm the veracity or otherwise of what
they have filled in the PIF,” a source told The Nation.
“The security agencies are paying
attention to the educational certificates of most of the nominees to avoid a
situation where some Nigerians will join issues with these candidates.
“The essence of inviting these
nominees is to certify that what they have pleaded is what they have. You will
recall that some past leaders of the National Assembly tampered with their age
and a few others presented fake certificates.
The era of bloated Curriculum Vitae
is gone. We do not want any nominee to embarrass the President in the Senate.
“We have had instances in the past
where ministers could not even locate their certificates or past records of
service.”
“Any nominee with any challenge
capable of creating image crisis for the government or unfit to be a minister
may be dropped.”
Source: DailyPost
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