Elected Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have condemned the agitation for the interim government, asking the Department of State Security (DSS) to investigate and prosecute sponsors of the move.
Describing the agitation as unfortunate, condemnable and reasonable in a statement on Friday in Abuja, chairman of the forum and Kebbi Governor Atiku Bagudu, called for the arrest and prosecution of anyone involved in the unconstitutional act.
The Governors noted that after the Presidential, National Assembly, Gubernatorial and Assembly elections in which all the major parties recorded varying successes and disappointments in different constituencies, some self-serving individuals were seeking to sabotage the country’s democratic progress.
According to the forum,: “The Progressive Governors Forum note the press statement issued by the Department of Security Service on the unfortunate, condemnable and treasonable conduct of some undemocratic elements who are agitating for an interim Government. We condemn such agitation.
“It is commendable, however, that the Department of Security Service exposed the plot, and we call upon them to arrest and prosecute anyone involved.”
The forum added after a democratic contest, parties are free to exercise the legal right of going to court.
The Governors noted that it was widely reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) had chosen to go to the Presidential Election Tribunal to challenge the outcome of the presidential election, which was won by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of APC.
They also said in all the 36 states of the country, tribunals have also been established to provide opportunities to those who participated in the various elections but otherwise felt dissatisfied, to challenge the results.
The Governors also urged all Nigerians to remain vigilant and resist any undemocratic conduct that is capable of undermining our democracy.
“Our country has done well in promoting democracy both in Nigeria and elsewhere in the African Continent, and, sadly, some unpatriotic elements are nursing the evil plot for the interim government, which will amount to subverting our national democratic progress,” the APC Governors argued.
