Breaking: May 29th Presidential Inauguration Sacrosanct – IGP

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has warned political actors as well as their collaborators and foot soldiers plotting to disrupt the Presidential inauguration ceremony slated for May 29 to stop heating up the polity.

IGP said some major political actors who are not happy with the outcome of the just concluded elections are issuing public threats directed at instigating actions to frustrate the May 29, inauguration ceremony.

He said the warning has become necessary to address some critical security issues that have of late dominated the internal security space with potentials of threatening the nation and the nation’s democracy.

The police boss gave the warning while briefing reporters at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

Usman stated that the police and the intelligence community cannot fold its hands to watch political actors with subversive agenda and their collaborators including their foot soldiers to cause instability in the country.

Henceforth, such actions will not be tolerated that would jettison the on-going premeditated attempts to create tension within the national space with intention of derailing the 29th May 2023 Presidential Inauguration Ceremony.

The police boss stated that following the successful conclusion of the 2023 General elections, it has been observed that some major political actors that the outcome did not favour, have been issuing public threats that are directed at instigating actions to frustrate the Presidential inauguration ceremony on 29th May, 2023.

The Nigeria Police and the national intelligence community have been closely monitoring the activities of these political elites as well as other elements who have formed themselves into unpatriotic brands whose only fantasy, in recent times, is to subvert our national security interests.

In so doing, they seem to be bent on deploying extra-judicial and undemocratic means to truncate our democratic heritage in advancement of their narrow personal political considerations.

The 29th May, 2023 date for the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and indeed, other inauguration ceremonies at national and State levels are sacrosanct.

The IGP urged international community not to be swayed by the ill-informed actions of unpatriotic political actors who may be creating false red flags through social media.

He assured them that democracy remains firmly on course and that the country’s security order remains stable, and the Presidential inauguration will be held as scheduled under a very peaceful atmosphere.

IGP appealed to media practitioners to also be wary of the intentions of these political gladiators and resist the urge to deploy their credible media outlets to advance their destabilization plots.

He said: Nigeria remains our national heritage and working together, we should continue to advance and place her interests over and above parochial personal or group interests.