Arrest, Prosecute Interim Government Promoters – Governors Urge DSS
POLITICS DIGEST – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has asked the Department of State Services, DSS to as a matter of urgency arrest and prosecute those involved in the plot to put in place an interim government as part of moves to truncate the nation’s democracy.
The thirty six states governors who condemned the move in very strong terms any unconstitutional means of regime change, however, vowed to resist such.
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This was contained in a statement on Friday by NGF Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal at the end of the 4th meeting of the Governors.
The statement warned the DSS against issuing statements without arrest as that amounts to heating the polity.
They gave assurance of their commitment to continue in the defence of Nigeria’s democracy as elected leaders.
The statement 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 its commitment to continue to defend Nigeria’s democracy as elected leaders.
