The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) have been accused by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of secretly arranging reports of an interim administration in order to undermine the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.
In an interview with Newsmen on Saturday, PDP National Publicity Secretary Hon. Debo Ologunagba reiterated the party’s opposition to an interim administration, calling it illegal.
The PDP spokesperson charged the DSS with working discreetly, like its counterparts throughout the world, to identify the politicians planning to shorten the inauguration of a new government on May 29.
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Ologunagba contended that the ruling party is working behind the scenes to make it appear as if the opposition parties are clamoring for an interim government, despite the fact that both the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the party will be destroyed by the outcome of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.
He said “The entire idea of an interim government is a plot by the APC and the DSS to subvert the outcome of the presidential election tribunal. Why should the PDP be part of it? We know the PDP won the presidential election. We are at the presidential tribunal to prove we won; so, why must we follow all illegal routes?
“As a party of due process and a party that believes in the Constitution of Nigeria, we are in the presidential election tribunal challenging the illegalities that took place on February 25.
“Why should we opt for a short option? Look, the idea of the interim government is the brainchild of the APC, because they knew what they concocted with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); the APC knew that the election is nothing but a sham and therefore cannot stand the test of time.
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“This explains its theory of Interim government with the DSS, trying to find a way out of their awful rigging. Have you been reading international journals and newspapers and seeing how Nigeria has become a laughing stock as well as begging serious democratic nations to congratulate Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president-elect?
“If the presidential election was credible, international communities will on their own congratulate the winner of the election.”
He advised the DSS to refrain from making frivolous allegations and remarks, reminding it that as a secret police agency, it should conduct covert operations to identify people behind the purported attempt to form an interim administration.
“We, in the PDP, will advise them to emulate their counterparts all over the world. They don’t make unnecessary claims and statements. The DSS is a secret police. They undergo covert operations. They are not to be seen, their actions are secrets and are louder than voices.
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“We challenge them to arrest and prosecute those politicians with entrenched interest,” he added.
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