‘Do your job’ – governors say DSS should arrest those behind interim government plot

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) says the Department of
State Services (DSS) is heating the polity by issuing statements and not making
any arrests.

The NGF said this in reaction to a statement issued by the
secret police.

On Wednesday, the DSS said it confirmed a plot “by some key
players” to install an interim government and stop Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being
inaugurated as president.

In a communique issued on Friday by Aminu Tambuwal, the
forum’s chairperson and governor of Sokoto, the governors said the DSS should
urgently arrest and prosecute all those behind the plot.

 “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 DSS,” the communique read.

“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 the polity and causing unwarranted tension in
the country.

The forum said it would organise an induction programme for
governors-elect.

The event which is scheduled to hold from 14th -17th May
2023, will bring together newly elected, re-elected, and past governors,
national and international leaders, captains of industries and development
partners.

According to the communique, the event is designed to “build
the capacity of governors, to establish, organize, manage, and set
agenda/priorities using best practices whilst leveraging the tools of their
trade – people, processes, programmes and public opinion – for greater and more
effective governance”.