Nigeria's AG Weighs In On Interim Govt. Reports (Daily Trust)

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) has said that there is no provision for an Interim National Government (ING) in the 1999 constitution.
Adoke made the clarification in a statement in Abuja yesterday in reaction to calls from some Nigerians for the constitution of an Interim National Government (ING) to mid-wife the 2015 general elections to usher in a new democratic government.
The AGF said the constitution of  an ING is totally alien to the 1999 Constitution.
His said: “I am deeply concerned that some undiscerning Nigerians are being unwittingly led to believe that a certain prescription, which is totally alien to the constitution, can be adopted as viable solution to our national challenges.”
The AGF said it had therefore become necessary to correct the misconception and refocus the citizenry on the path of constitutionalism and democratic tenets consistent with the quest for democratic consolidation in Nigeria.
The framers of the 1999 Constitution, according to Adoke, did not envisage the constitution of an Interim National Government to superintend over the affairs of government.
“It is therefore not surprising to observe that no provision for an Interim National Government was made in the constitution.
“The contraption called ‘Interim National Government’ is therefore alien to Nigeria’s constitutional framework and the arrangement should not be promoted by well-meaning Nigerians under any guise or circumstance. Nigerians are therefore enjoined to continue to rely on the constitution, which contains adequate provisions on how the democratic process can be activated to elect their leaders from time to time,” Adoke