DSS Screens Falana, Utomi For Ministerial Appointment

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It appears that the Human Rights Activist and Lagos Lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) and former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola may be appointed ministers in Mohammadu Buhari’s administration.

A source revealed to our correspondent that the Department of State Service, (DSS) has completed a screening process on the two of them without any blemish.

The source noted that the screening process by the DSS involved conducting background checks on the careers of the nominees and operatives were also checking for records of the nominees with anti-graft and security agencies.

Other nominees whose names had been forwarded to DSS, according the source included Prof. Pat Utomi, a former finance commissioner in Lagos State, Mr. Wale Edun and Former Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries Limited, Mr. Festus Odimegwu.

Others in the list are, Abubakar Malami (SAN), former Chief of Army, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazu (retd.); an former chief executive of the Federal Inland Revenue, Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okaru;.

However, the nominees are yet to give any confirmation on the supposed screening which may not be far-fetched from the fact that appointments of this nature are treated cautiously in the official circle. It was gathered that no fewer than 20 nominees had been so far screened by the DSS operatives since the exercise started.