After the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and Nigerian Military, on Monday, vowed to guarantee the utmost security on the May 29, 2023, Presidential Swearing-In day, the Department of State Security Services, DSS, has on Tuesday, pledged to work with sister Agencies for the seamless inauguration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the next President of Nigeria,
This is amid the perceived dark cloud in the country, over the controversial results of the February 25, 2023, Presidential election, which many Nigerians as well as International Observers claim Tinubu did not win, and amid the petitions pending before the 2023 Presidential Election Tribunal, challenging the outcome of the election.
However, the DSS Spokesman, Peter Afunanya, in a statement today, said that the Secret Police, alongside other Security Agencies, will resist criminal elements desperate to undermine the democratic transition.
The statement by the DSS comes about 24-hours after the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, said that the May 29, handover day of President Muhammadu Buhari and the inauguration of Tinubu as the President remains sacrosanct, warning Politicians who have kicked against the ceremony and who argued that Tinubu did not win the February 25, poll.
The statement by the DSS reads: “The Service wishes to state and very clearly, that it will continue to collaborate with sister Agencies to rid the nation of criminal elements, particularly at this transition period and even beyond.
“This is more so that certain persons are desperate to undermine the process. But the Service will resist this and ensure a seamless event. It will continue to cooperate with Stakeholders, to achieve a peaceful environment critical to the pursuit of legitimate businesses by law abiding citizens and residents.”
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