The Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday recalled half of its operatives assigned to Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, TheCable reports.
According to the report, the security operatives attached to the two presiding officers of the National Assembly were directed to report to the DSS headquarters “with immediate effect”.
No reason was given for the withdrawal, although it is believed to have been at the instance of the presidency.
TheCable reports that it could not confirm the development from the DSS, which has not had a spokesperson since Lawal Daura was appointed its director-general in 2015.
However, sources at the national assembly reportedly confirmed the recall of the operatives.
There are speculations that nPDP members will defect from APC and present a candidate to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019. The nPDP had recently issued an ultimatum to APC for a meeting, complaining that it had been marginalised by the ruling party after helping them to oust the PDP from power in 2015.
Saraki is a member of nPDP, the faction that broke away from the PDP in 2013 to team up with APC for the 2015 elections.
With the withdrawal of the DSS operatives from the two principal officers of the National Assembly, it appears the Buhari Presidency is set for a full scale war ahead of the 2019 presidential polls, not minding if the principle of separation of powers is violated and the institution of the National Assembly completely undermined in the process.
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