{"id":155574,"date":"2022-03-01T13:25:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T12:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=155574"},"modified":"2022-03-01T13:25:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T12:25:38","slug":"dss-to-politicians-leave-us-out-of-political-fray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/01\/dss-to-politicians-leave-us-out-of-political-fray\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS to politicians: Leave us out of political fray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned politicians against making &#8220;unguarded utterances&#8221; that could jeopardise public order.<\/p>\n<p>This warning was issed by the DSS in reaction to\u00a0a statement reportedly made by Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peoples Democratic Party<\/a>\u00a0(PDP).<\/p>\n<p>While speaking on February 23 at an event in Owerri, capital of Imo, Ayu reportedly said when the party reclaims power in 2023, the PDP will not use the DSS to \u201ckill people as the APC-led administration did\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shall address the issue of Biafra agitation like Yar\u2019Adua addressed Niger Delta issue when we eventually retake Aso Rock in 2023,\u201d Ayu was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not use DSS to kill your people like the APC-led administration did. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/28\/atikus-comment-on-pdp-ticket-unexpected-wike\/\">PDP<\/a> will win the 2023 election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Monday, Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, said the service should be \u201cleft out of any political fray as it is committed to maintaining usual neutrality and transparency in the discharge of its mandate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to an unwarranted statement made by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu against security agencies including the Service,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Party Chairman, while speaking at an event on 23rd February, 2022 in Owerri, Imo State, was quoted to have said that his party would not use the SSS to harass the people when they take over Aso Rock in 2023. Though the Service restrains itself from joining issues, particularly with politicians, it wishes to state its disapproval of such statement which is considered unjustified, unfair, speculative and preposterous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcept to malign and incite the people against it, the Service questions the rationale behind such an unprovoked description of it by Chief Ayu who had variously benefitted from it and indeed the State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving served variously as Senate President, Minster of Education, Industry, Internal Affairs and Environment, with full complements of Security details, he knows the Service is never used to harass the people. And if he ever used the details for negative purposes (unknown to the Service), he should know that the times have changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr Ayu knows that the Service is a frontline guardian of democracy and respects the rule of law in Nigeria. It is committed to the protection of the people. For the avoidance of doubt, it does not shield its personnel who offend its rules and in fact, laws of the land, from disciplinary action, thus the untruthfulness of his statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DSS has undoubtedly made profound sacrifices for the existence and unity of the country and will continue to, despite deliberate attacks on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile members of the public are urged to disregard Dr Ayu\u2019s statement, politicians are enjoined to desist from making unguarded utterances with tendencies to breach public order. Overall, the Service prefers that it is left out of any political fray as it is committed to maintaining usual neutrality and transparency in the discharge of its mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned politicians against making &#8220;unguarded utterances&#8221; that could jeopardise public order. This warning was issed by the DSS in reaction to\u00a0a statement reportedly made by Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party\u00a0(PDP). 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