Fayose in a recent tweet also said the action of DSS operatives at the court on Tuesday was a dent on govt
Kehinde Okeowo
Former governor of Ekiti State and People Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Ayodele Fayose has advised President Bola Tinubu to take necessary steps towards curbing the excesses of the Department of State Services (DSS).
He gave the advice via his official Twitter handle, where he argued that the agency should be restructured to effectively discharge its duties, while its operatives who were unruly at the court on Tuesday should be punished.
TheNiche had reported that operatives of the DSS and officers from the Nigeria Correctional Services had a face-off after the arraignment of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele at the Federal High Court in Lagos.
The fight broke out when DSS forcefully grabbed Emefiele, who was in the custody of the prison officers after his N20 million bail was granted by the judge.
Speaking on the development, Fayose called on lovers of democracy and the rule of law to condemn the action of the DSS operatives, whom he claimed were “power-drunk”.
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He also noted that the action of the officers could dent the image of the country and Tinubu’s administration if necessary actions are not taken.
Taking to his social media page, he tweeted: “The DSS act of lawlessness at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos today, should be condemned by all lovers of democracy and rule of law in the country.
“It is painful that the DSS is yet to come to terms with the fact that the President of Nigeria today, is a product of struggles for democracy and won’t superintend over any act of lawlessness.
“The action of the DSS today, is no doubt bringing a negative image to the government and I’m sure that President Tinubu will act swiftly to curb their excesses so that they don’t give his government a bad name just as they did to the immediate past government. This is a function of failed or power drunk leadership in the DSS. It’s time for the President to act.
“No doubt, I am not a fan of Emefiele’s actions as CBN Governor which threw Nigerians into untold hardships with the politically motivated change of Naira notes. However, it behoves on leaders of this country to speak out against acts capable of undermining democracy and rule of law.
“Nigeria is under civil authority and security agencies, especially the DSS should be properly guided to purge themselves of this display of overzealousness.
“The DSS men that participated in today’s show of shame should be promptly brought to book. More so that it happened within the sacred premises of the court.
“Most importantly, restructuring of the Organization is imperative for a today Nigeria that is desirous of deepening democratic governance.”