The Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) Saturday condemned the barrage of criticisms against President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS).
It said the president made a perfect choice.
The group, in a statement by its Director of Communications and Strategic Planning, Mallam Gidado Ibrahim, emailed to Apex News said the appointment was in order, even as it urged those accusing the president of nepotism to do their research on previous appointments in the DSS by past leaders.
Premising its argument on the competence of the new DSS boss, Ibrahim said the president has committed no crime in appointing people he feels comfortable to work with provided it will serve the interest of the nation.
Specifically, BCO told Southern and Middle Belt leaders accusing Buhari of tribalistism to look at previous DGs of DSS under past administration and tell Nigerians where Buhari’s appointment actually deviated.
Ibrahim said, “Before those who specialise in finding faults continue to wag their tongues, they should realise that Yusuf Magaji Bichi is a consummate professional who has been a big asset to the Nigerian intelligence community. What one would have expected from the arm chair critics is to ask if he is qualified. Instead, they have once again chosen to play the regional card. If someone is qualified for a job why not allow him do it, no matter the region he is from?”
