By Chuks Akunna
When on August 26, 2024, President Bola Tinubu appointed Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi as the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), I got tons of calls from several serving and retired officers of the Service. The calls were two-pronged – congratulatory; and “to pray that your friend delivers.”
To say that expectations were high was a huge understatement. Ever since President Tinubu assumed office, several security officers, especially those from the DSS would call, demanding: “why hasn’t the President appointed your friend as DG?” as if it was in my power to make the appointment. They would argue that the DSS was in urgent need of reforms and that, in their estimation, only Tosin Ajayi had the experience, capacity and courage to do the job.