A former assistant director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, says the DSS has always informed the President about ministerial nominees with fake certificates.

He, however, said some still scale through based on political considerations.

Amachree said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday.

He was asked why some persons with fake certificates had gone on to become ministers despite DSS screening and Senate grilling.

In his response, Amachree said the DSS had always investigated the credentials of nominees and sent reports to the President but it was left to the President and the Senate to finalise the appointment.

He said, “Some of these things (fake certificates) are discovered. The SSS will not tell you this person ‘don’t take him, this person is fit, take him’. We do intelligence report and submit it to the President. And in the report, I am sure it will be included that this person’s certificate is not correct.

"And then of course, in taking a decision, they can overlook that certificate part of it and that is why sometimes you see situations where somebody’s certificate is faulty and he has to take a bow.”

The former DSS official said the screening was similar to what companies do to job seekers.

He said, “There are two different kinds of screening that are being done by the SSS and by the legislators in the Senate. What the SSS does is to do a positive vetting. Positive vetting encompasses the background of the subject where we go in and find out which schools you attended, whether your certificates are correct. It is a normal thing. Companies do it to ensure that the certificate a person is presenting is not a ‘Toronto’ one.”

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, had last year resigned after it was discovered that her exemption certificate purportedly issued by the National Youth Service Corps was fake.

A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, also admitted that he never did the NYSC programme which is compulsory for everyone who graduated.

https://punchng.com/why-fake-certificate-holders-get-ministerial-appointments-ex-dss-director/

Quite disappointing! When they aren't honest with certificates. How do you expect them to be honest with funds. Give us capital punishment for corrupt leaders and see Nigeria gets better soonest.

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Kendumazy:
Hmm

The thread dey smell?

No p

Bubu himself get certificate?

Ww know na. Everything for 9ja na politics.
Even minister of power, works and housing na liar

Igbayinnofe

Nothing new here

Irohjohnpaulc:
Bubu himself get certificate?

You mean your President and the President of EVERYONE in your family for the past four years and also for the next four years did not have a certificate?!
What a pained Loser you are?!


Abegi, on a lighter note ............
Wonders!!

Ty

Bengy5q9w:
Read below it

Baba,it's early nah......

Lalasticlala....... Give this guy, 2100 AD abeg

Zoo

DSS don't even have the gut to screen them out

President way no get Certificate, how e ministers go get.. Na same rope tie all of them..

Truth is lacking in every institution in Nigeria.

How will you expect a president that does not have a certificate not to appoint his fellows

Buhari top the list

When the head is rotten.........

..And where is the so called integrity of this administration?

Zombies, when Una go get sense?

even as governor, senator and house of rep. what did the person giving them appointment hold.

Ok hope you enjoy the attention you so desperately crave

This country? I don't just understand.

post=79466559:

You mean your President and the President of EVERYONE in your family for the past four years and also for the next four years did not have a certificate?!
What a Loser you are?!


Abegi, on a lighter note ............
Wonders!!

Why insulting his family? This is too extreme...
I'm sure you don't have regards for your parents (if at all you have one cos you lack "basic" home training...
Akuya... Marakunya... Tsami...
Only animals have this kinda mentality...
Please endeavor to watch Nat Geo Wild and see for yourself... Omo ale jatijati.

Buhari himself has no certificate

Anduku:
Buhari himself has no certificate

Again,
You mean your President and the President of EVERYONE in your family for the past four years and also for the next four years did not have a certificate?!
What a pained Loser you are?!

SendAbroad:
If it was a better country, this former DSS guy would be arrested.

arrested for?

Buhari get certificate?