…Desperate politicians behind CBN, SSS face-off, group alleges
The State Security Service, SSS, has called on Nigerians to avoid being used to undermine the service in its lawful investigations.
The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, while reacting to its recent move to invite the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Godwin Emefiele, over alleged terrorism financing.
According to Mr Afunanya, the statement was to clarify that one of the service’s roles was to investigate matters of national security dimension.
Meanwhile, a citizens-led anti-sabotage organisation under the aegis of The Natives, has alleged that some desperate politicians are responsible for the face-off between theCBN and the SSS, to sabotage the forthcoming General elections.
Addressing a joint press conference alongside the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, and other Civil Society Organisations Wednesday in Abuja, the leader of The Natives, Hon. Smart Edwards, warned those involved in the act to stop or else they would be exposed.
Mr Edwards urged citizens to be weary of calculated plots that may not be the reason or hidden interest behind the recent turn of events and ignition of heat in the country by elements of confusion.
According to Mr Edwards, All agencies have their modus operandi guiding their operations.
“The CBN is insulated to be independent in developing its policies and so is the DSS empowered with capabilities to interrogate issues of concern, so also are the courts approachable in cases of infractions. This are not any reason to call for protests,” the group stressed.
The group expressed worry that certain Nigerians are being hog washed into another debacle of non-existing threats to the CBN, in another permutation to keep the streets in chaos as the Yuletide season approaches.
“This is political gymnastics and we are not ready for it. The story of Nigeria is not all gloom today, our Air Force is making superior strides in the North-east and forests, the Military and Defence Intelligent forces are recovering lost grounds, peace is gradually returning to Nigeria and people are travelling the roads home for the holidays.
“The Kaduna Trains have resumed and working, the EAST-WEST Road is almost completed, security situation is improving, the NDDC Board is reconstituted, our Naira is slightly recovering, our elections are around the corner, politicians have come to their seasons, Nigerians must come to their senses.
“Indeed, politicians can be mischievous, I mean the Youths Population are the largest voters in this country, particularly the Students, and rather than politicians and political parties reaching out to them with their well-defined manifestos and water-tight integrity-based assurances of a visionary government and campaigns that should rest on their records, so as to gain their acceptance, they are busy sponsoring chaos.
“Let it be made abundantly clear that as a Citizens led Anti Sabotage Organisation we are fully motivated and committed to free and fair elections.
“We are fully aware of saboteurs in nocturnal meetings, preparing to scandalise and blackmail persons of high reputation as a precursor to sponsor protests across the country, this has already failed because we will resist.
“During the EndSars youths suffered the most, whilst politicians sat in the comfort of their homes either financing or dishing out commands, this is our only country, we will not allow agents of destruction to distribute crisis across the Nation.
There is no Political Party, Politician or Candidate new to us, they have all been around, therefore our country and the country all seek to govern must not explode in the name of their ambitions.
“As Citizens, we know that this Nation has reached the combustion stage in the past few years, however, the security agencies in our country have been faced with challenges on all fronts, and we will not allow the relative peace being enjoyed to be truncated, in the roll down to the General Elections in February.”
NAN
