By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The House of Representatives on Tuesday condemned calls for an interim government in Nigeria after May 29, 2023.
The lawmakers feared that such call is capable of truncating the country’s young democracy and causing anarchy across the country.
This followed a motion of urgent national importance raised by a member, Unyime Idem drawing attention of the green chamber to the statement issued by the Department of State Services (DSS) warning of plots to install an interim government after the outcome of the presidential election.
The House urged the security agencies to be on alert and warned aggrieved parties to await outcome of litigations before the court.
One lawmaker, Ademorin Kuye accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of culpability for calling for cancellation of the results of the presidential election.
Sundiata Post recalls that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba today urged the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to conclude petitions on the February 25 presidential election before the inauguration of a new president on May 29.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decleared the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) counterparts, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively are contesting the declaration in the Election Petitions Tribunal.