Tinubu appoints Folashade Adekaiyaoja as Deputy Director General of DSS

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Folashade Arinola Adekaiyaoja, fsi+, fdc, as Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Department of State Services (DSS).

This historic approval marks the first presidential ratification of a DDG in the DSS, drawing widespread commendation from serving and retired officers. The move is seen as a step toward restoring professionalism and enhancing efficiency within the Service.

The decision aligns with the agency’s original organogram, which structures its hierarchy to include three Deputy Directors General. Sources revealed that Adekaiyaoja’s appointment followed a recommendation by the DSS Director General, conveyed through the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

Adekaiyaoja, a native of Kogi State, is celebrated as highly qualified for the role, with many operatives lauding the decision.

“It was on this note,” offered a security source, “that the President approved the DG’s recommendation, which many serving and retired officers are confident would boost career progression in the Service.”

President Tinubu had at the the investiture ceremony of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 graduates last December, promised to support the DSS and other security agencies with Artificial Intelligence- powered state-of-the-art equipment to combat insecurity across the country.

Speaking through the NSA, the president stated that he was not oblivious of the security challenges in contemporary times, and charged all security agencies to synergize for the common good of Nigerians.

The DSS Director-General, Mr. Oluwastosin Ajayi, had on assumption of office late August 2024, promised sweeping reforms in the Organization, which he assured would transform the DSS into one of the most efficient covert Security Agencies in the world.