DSS reveals how political actors are plotting interim government

Yusuph Magaji Bichi, DG DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) has revealed how some identified key political players are plotting to foist an Interim Government in Nigeria.

President-Elect Bola Tinubu is due for inauguration on May 29 at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari tenure.

DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, on Wednesday March 29, stated that 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.

The Service said that another plot to foist interim government is to obtain frivolous court injunctions to forestall the inauguration of new executive administrations and legislative houses at the Federal and State levels.

“The Service considers 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.

“The illegality is totally unacceptable in a democracy and to the peace loving Nigerians. This is even more so that the machination is taking place after the peaceful conduct of the elections in most parts of the country,” DSS stated in a statement made available to The Star.

The DSS declared that it supports the President and Commander-in-Chief in his avowed commitment to a hitch-free handover and will assiduously work in this direction.

It added that it supports the Presidential Transition Council and such other related bodies in the states, assuring to collaborate with them and sister security and law enforcement agencies to ensure seamless inaugurations come 29th May, 2023.

“Consequently, the Service strongly warns those organising to thwart democracy in the country to retract from their devious schemes and orchestrations.

“Stakeholders, notably judicial authorities, media and the Civil Society, are enjoined to be watchful and cautious to avoid being used as instruments to subvert peace and stability of the nation. 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,” the Service said.

The Star