DSS blocks Senator Ben Murray-Bruce From greeting President Buhari.

Senator Ben Murray Bruce today complained on social media that the DSS stopped him from exchanging pleasantries with President Buhari during the diner organized for NASS members at the villa last night to mark democracy day.


He tweeted around 10:45pm on Monday, “I was at the Presidential Villa today, went to the president’s table. DSS wouldn’t allow me greet him, but let another senator greet him.”

He did not name the senator that was allowed passage to the president after he (Murray-Bruce) was bounced.

The SSS could not be reached for comments. The agency has had no spokesperson since it’s former press interface, Marilyn Ogar, was sacked from service.

The dinner was hosted by Mr. Buhari, and had in attendance the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a aational leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, among others.

Mr. Murray-Bruce, who is a Peoples Democratic Party member, and one of the ardent critics of the Buhari administration, had earlier tweeted a photo of himself in the company of other guests at the dinner.

The senator is famous among Nigerians for his #BuyNaijaGrowTheNaira campaign which is meant to encourage patronage for indigenous goods and services.

President Buhari at the dinner urged the National Assembly to speed up the passage of the 2016 budgets of the Federal Capital Territory, and the Niger Delta Development Commission.