The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed plot for interim government by misguided political actors in the country.
Specifically, the service said it has identified some key players in the plot for an Interim Government in Nigeria, ahead of inauguration of the president-elect.
DSS, in a statement on Wednesday by Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer said the illegality is totally unacceptable in a democracy and to the peace loving Nigerians, saying “this is even more so that the machination is taking place after the peaceful conduct of the elections in most parts of the country”.
The Service considered the plot, being pursued by these entrenched interests, as not only an aberration but a mischievous way to set aside the constitution and undermine civil rule as well as plunge the country into an avoidable crisis.
According to the DSS, “the planners, in their many meetings, have weighed various options, which include, among others, to sponsor endless violent mass protests in major cities to warrant a declaration of State of Emergency. Another is to obtain frivolous court injunctions to forestall the inauguration of new executive administrations and legislative houses at the Federal and State levels”.
The DSS expressed support for the President Muhammadu Buhari in his avowed commitment to a hitch-free handover, stressing it will assiduously work in this direction.
It also supported the Presidential Transition Council and such other related bodies in the States, adding It will collaborate with them and sister security and law enforcement agencies to ensure seamless inaugurations come 29th May, 2023.
Consequently, the Service strongly warned those organising to thwart democracy in the country to retract from their devious schemes and orchestrations.
Meanwhile, the service urged stakeholders, notably judicial authorities, media and the Civil Society, to be watchful and cautious to avoid being used as instruments to subvert peace and stability of the nation.
The statement noted that while its monitoring continues, “the DSS will not hesitate to take decisive and necessary legal steps against these misguided elements to frustrate their obnoxious intentions”.
