Embattled CSO to Tinubu Defies Directive, Refuses to Vacate Aso Rock Villa

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Tinubu’s Redeployed Chief Security Officer Defies Directive, Refuses to Vacate Aso Rock Villa.

 

Adegboyega Fasasi, President Bola Tinubu’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), has reportedly refused to vacate his position at the Aso Rock Villa, despite a redeployment directive issued by the Department of State Services (DSS) Director General, Tosin Ajayi, on October 20.

Sources within the Presidency indicate that Fasasi has support from powerful individuals and several state governors, who allegedly paid him to facilitate their frequent access to President Tinubu.

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Reports suggest that Fasasi has used his position to charge for controlled access to the president, further complicating the situation in the Villa.

Fasasi was replaced by Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a deputy director in the DSS who is currently pursuing a fellowship course at the National Institute for Security Studies. However, Fasasi’s continued presence has been attributed to pressure from influential figures unwilling to lose the access they’ve reportedly secured through payments.

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According to sources cited by Sahara Reporters, Fasasi’s supporters argue that changing the CSO would require them to “bribe the new person” to maintain their access to Tinubu. Some of Fasasi’s backers are reportedly negotiating for him to remain until December.

President Tinubu reportedly authorized Fasasi’s removal under the pretext of needing him to undertake a “strategic course,” a rationale often employed when reshuffling senior security aides. The new appointee, Lawal, was eligible for a promotion to Director in July 2023, but his advancement was delayed by the previous administration, reportedly due to internal biases.

This incident mirrors a similar scenario in March 2019 when then-President Muhammadu Buhari redeployed his CSO, Bashir Abubakar, after being advised that he should attend a “strategic course” in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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