Hours after the Department of State Services revealed the plot by some political actors to install an Interim Government post 29 May, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State said those advocating the contraption are daydreamers.
He made the comment after a meeting with President Buhari on Thursday at the State House in Abuja.
According to Lalong, the Interim Government idea negates the principle of democracy, which the President has vowed to uphold.
Lalong, who was the Director-general of the Tinubu-Shettima campaign expressed confidence that the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu would meet the expectations of Nigerians.
Tinubu will hit the ground running immediately after his inauguration on May 29, 2023, he said.
Citing Tinubu’s service in Lagos State, Lalong said the President-Elect would surpass expectations as the party works towards realising its campaign promises.
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday raised an alarm over a plot to install an interim government by “misguided” political actors.
In a statement by its spokesman, Dr Peter Afunnaya, DSS said it has identified some key players in the plot.
“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.
“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.
“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”.
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