DSS commences screening of Buhari’s ministerial nominees

The Department of State Services has started the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari.

A total of 36 names were sent and 20 nominees had been vetted so far by the DSS operatives since the exercise commenced.

According to The Punch, Investigations showed 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.

The list included mainly those who worked with Buhari when he was in the military and during his stint as the chairman of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund.