Adams Oshiomhole to face further DSS questioning

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams
Oshiomhole, is expected to return to the Department of State
Services for further interrogation anytime he returns to the
country.

It was also gathered that President Muhammadu Buhari was aware
of the investigation of the former governor of Edo State by the
security agency.

It was gathered that the President was informed by the
Director-General of the DSS, Mr Yusufi Bichi, about the desire of
the agency to grill Oshiomhole over allegations levelled against
him by some aggrieved members of the party.

Presidency sources told one of our correspondents that the
President actually asked the secret police to “go ahead and do
their job” when he was told about the allegations of the party
chairman.

Oshiomhole, who became the national chairman of the party less
than five months ago, has been having a running battle with some
governors and leaders within the ruling party.

The leaders and the governors believed that the former governor
did not handle the just concluded party primaries across the
country well.

It was learnt that some of the governors, especially those who
were unable to secure party tickets for their favourite candidates,
had been mounting pressure on the President to overrule the party
chairman on the choice of candidates from their states.

It was reported on Wednesday that the DSS grilled Oshiomhole for
about nine hours between Sunday and Monday before he travelled out
of the county.

Security sources confirmed to one of our correspondents that
Oshiomhole would be expected to return for interrogation on his
return to the country.

Investigations showed that the interrogation of Oshiomhole was
kept secret because the DSS believed it was a party matter.

Apart from this, our correspondent gathered authoritatively that
the DSS was planning to send the report of its investigations to
the President alone.

The source said, “The comrade (Oshiomhole) is expected to return
for further interrogation when he returns to the country. That’s
why we released him on administrative bail.

“We are still looking at his statements and also carrying out
further investigations. This type of operation is not meant for the
members of the public.

“Rather, we will brief the President when the report is ready.
Oshiomhole is the national chairman of the President’s political
party. He deserves to know our report first.”