From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

A group, under the auspices of Coalition of Concerned
Nigerians for Equity and Justice, has threatened to
mobilise no fewer than 17.5 million Nigerian youths across
the country to occupy the offices of the Department of
State Services (DSS) to protest against its Director General,
Lawal Musa Daura, over his alleged continued interference
in Rivers State election matters.

Speaking to journalists at the entrance of the National
Assembly during a protest yesterday, the leader of the
group, Prince Aforke Okporua, also issued a seven-day
ultimatum to the DG DSS to invite Yobe State Resident
Electoral Commissioner (REC), who allegedly collected N15
million bribe.

Okporua, who frowned on the continued harassment of
Rivers REC, argued that the DG DSS’ interference in
electoral matters was an attempt to stifle the opposition,
which according to him, was unacceptable, stressing that
the DSS should rather pre occupy itself with the task of
ensuring internal security and leave electoral matters to
the tribunal and the judiciary.

His words: “The action of the Director General, Department
of State Security (DSS) is uncalled for, ungodly and against
the fundamental tenets of democracy. For God’s sake, we
have the Electoral Act and the Constitution and matters
that have to do with elections should be left solely in the
hands of the election tribunal. The DSS has no business
involving itself in any election matter.

“Rivers State has a clear winner in the governorship
election and the winner, according to the Resident
Electoral Commissioner is the former minister of State for
Education, Nyesom Wike, currently the executive governor
of Rivers State. Therefore, the involvement of the DSS in
intimidating and harassing the REC of Rivers is uncalled for
and unnecessary.

“Take for example, the electoral issue that transpired in
Yobe State, where the REC was accused of receiving N15
million from the incumbent governor through his ADC yet
Daura, the DG DSS, has not invited the Yobe State REC or is
it because he declared APC as winner of the election?”
.
“Democracy is all about respect for the people and their
choice, decision and anything in the contrary is a threat to
democracy. We are therefore, using this ample
opportunity to call on the DGSS to exercise the highest
height of professionalism. The intimidation and
persecution of Rivers REC is not lawful.

“President Buhari won in Katsina, Kano and nobody has
questioned the results. How come they are questioning the
results in Rivers and Akwa-Ibom States? It is a clear cut
attempt to threaten democracy and an attempt to stifle the
opposition. If the DSS wants to operate the way they are
doing in Rivers, we want to mandate him to invite the Yobe
REC accused of receiving bribe and the teller used has
been tendered and accepted as exhibit before the tribunal
within the next seven days.

“If the DSS does not leave electoral matters in the hands of
the electoral tribunal and the judiciary, we will call on all
our 17.5 million Nigerian youths across the 36 states of the
federation to occupy Nigeria until Daura is removed from
office. I don’t want to go into the report that he is a card-
carrying member of APC. Our concern is how we can grow
our democracy, consolidate it and above all ensure its
continuity,” he warned.


Source :- sunnewsonline.com/new/rivers-election-youths-threaten-to-occupy-dss-offices/

Na dia way

A group, under the auspices of Coalition of Concerned
Nigerians for Equity and Justice, has threatened to
mobilise [b[no fewer than 17.5 million Nigerian youths[/b] across
the country to occupy the offices of the Department of
State Services (DSS) to protest against its Director General,
Lawal Musa Daura, over his alleged continued interference
in Rivers State election matters.

so up to 17.5million Nigerian youths are that jobless to play the role?

Nigerians and figures sha!

PDP's ''placenta'' is buried in Rivers State. There's nothing APC can do about it.

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Shuuu! we have long elected our Governor!oOur Governor! Governor Wike. Whats this DSS distraction about.....Ameachi chasing shadows! Nonsense!

Ivanspring:
PDP's ''placenta'' is buried in Rivers State. There's nothing APC can do about it.

why then are you guys jittery?

.I have never seen this kind of level of deception in my entire life,that is currently being exhibited by gov wike and rivers PDP.Gov wike said even if elections is conducted 100x,that he will win by a landslide victory, then why all these series of sponsored protests and threats by him?since he is very confident that PDP owns rivers state,i don't see any reason he should be afraid of a rerun.

“If the DSS does not leave electoral matters in the hands of
the electoral tribunal and the judiciary, we will call on all
our 17.5 million Nigerian youths across the 36 states of the
federation to occupy Nigeria until Daura is removed from
office.

Hey Mister, you think too highly of yourself.
Why didn't you contest for Presidency in the last election if 17 million youths accross the nation would obey your call?
Yeye dey smell.