The Peoples Democratic Party has levelled an allegation against the new Director General of Department of State Service, Mr. Lawal Daura.
According to the party in a press conference addressed by its spokesman, Olisa Metuh, in Abuja on Wednesday, Daura is interfering with electoral matters currently before some election petitions tribunals.
Metuh said that the DSS boss has invited some security chiefs and some members of election petitions tribunals with the aim of interrogating them.
He said, “The National Working Committee of the PDP has uncovered a plot by the newly-appointed DG, DSS to intervene and interfere with political issues, especially tribunal matters.
“In that regard, the NWC has been made aware that the new Director General of DSS has even invited some people in relation to Rivers tribunal and other states in trying to discuss such matters with tribunal members.
“The PDP alerts the national and international community that this is a gross interference with democratic affairs and that it can lead to authoritarian regime.
“PDP decries attempts to enthrone draconian regime where security forces and other apparatus of the ruling party will decide to be influencing election matters and outcome on behalf of the ruling party.”
Metuh added that his party was not happy with the dissolution of validly elected local government area executives in Plateau and Katsina states.
The two states are being governed by the All Progressives Congress.
He said the councils were dissolved by the affected state governments without any court judgment.
Metuh said in Rivers State, which is being governed by the PDP-led government and where councils chairmen and councillors were also sacked, the action was taken as a result of a court judgment.
