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Chief Precious Elekima, protem National Chairman of the New African Democratic Congress (N-ADC), has described the sack of the Director-General of Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Lawal Daura, as “a hasty decision’’.
N-ADC is a group which on Tuesday, pulled out of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Elekima told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that he expected the Federal Government to investigate issues surrounding Daura’s actions in connection with the security siege to the National Assembly on Tuesday, before sacking him.
DAILY POST recalls that the operatives of the DSS had as early as 7am blocked the entrance of the National Assembly, preventing lawmakers, workers, contractors and other visitors from gaining entry into the complex.
Consequently, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, ordered the immediate sack of Daura, saying the action of the DSS operatives at the National Assembly was a breach of the Constitution and violation of Rule of Law, adding that it was unacceptable.
But, Elekima said that such decision was not the best for the security and intelligence gathering of the country.
“Basically, security abstract is not something you can touch.
“The decision of the security chieftain did not in any way create any problem. There is over dramatisation of the entire thing.
“The danger we stand of the use of public opinion to take decisions, playing to the gallery, is that it may discourage other security chiefs from taking proactive action.
“Yes, the sack decision sounds sweet but it is not the best.
“As far as I am concerned, the best that would have happened is that they should have taken time to investigate what happened,” he said.
Elekima insisted that the incident at the National Assembly did not constitute a threat to the country’s democracy.
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