The Governors of the 36 States of Nigeria have called on the Department of State Services to arrest and prosecute the plotters of Interim National Government instead of heating up the polity via issuing of statements.
The Governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, made the demand of the secret police on Friday.
They made their position known in a communique issued after their meeting on Friday.
The communique, issued by the Chairman of the NGF and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, said: “The Forum deliberated extensively on the alleged plot by some unscrupulous elements to install an interim government, as contained in the recent statement issued by the Department for State Services (DSS).
“Governors condemned in the strongest terms, any unconstitutional means of regime change and pledged their commitment to continue to defend Nigeria’s democracy as elected leaders.
“In addition, the Forum believes that issuing statements without arrests is akin to heating up the polity and causing unwarranted tension in the country.
“It called on the DSS to do its job by immediately arresting and prosecuting all those involved in the plot as a matter of urgency.
“It will be recalled that the DSS had on Wednesday confirmed rumours that a section of the political class was planning for an interim government.”
The DSS had earlier in the week warned those plotting the foisting of an ING on Nigeria when the country has just had an election and a President-elect had emerged.
In a statement signed by its spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, the DSS said it had identified the plotters.
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