The Department of State Services (DSS) claimed to have identified several unnamed important figures preparing the nation for an interim administration.
The DSS called the scheme an anomaly and claimed it would undermine civil authority and throw the nation into a preventable disaster.
The service’s spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, revealed them in a statement.
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The press release’s headline said, “DSS confirms foolish political actors’ plot for temporary government.”
It partly read;
The DSS has identified some key players in the plot for an Interim Government in Nigeria. 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.
Afunanya said these political actors have had several meetings where he said they were planning to sponsor violent protests in major cities in the country which would lead to a declaration of a State of Emergency.
He said;
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 supports the President and Commander-in-Chief in his avowed commitment to a hitch-free handover and will assiduously work in this direction. It also supports the Presidential Transition Council and such other related bodies in the States. It will collaborate with them and sister security and law enforcement agencies to ensure seamless inaugurations come 29th May 2023.
