Court Invasion: If I Were Buhari, I Will Sack DSS Boss – Ex-NBA 2nd VP, Ubani

A former second Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association
(NBA), Mr. Monday Ubani, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari
to sack the Director-General of the Department of State Service
(DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi.

Ubani’s comments come on the heels of the invasion of the
Federal High Court in Abuja by operatives of the commission while
trying to rearrest the Convener of the ‘Revolution Now’ Protest,
Omoyele Sowore.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics
Today, the legal practitioner noted that the tragic incident has
caused embarrassment to the current administration.

“If I am the President of the country and DSS throws my
government into this embarrassment, I will even remove the DSS,
whoever is in charge of that particular body.

“He (President Buhari) should relieve him (the DSS boss) of his
position. He has really, clearly embarrassed this government,” he
said.

Speaking further, Ubani who is also a public affairs analyst,
regretted that the action of the secret service has portrayed
Nigeria in the negative light within the international
community.

The ex-NBA chief explained that “what has taken place today is
reported all over the world and Google doesn’t forget,” also
stressed that foreign partners who may want to do business with the
Nigerian government may backtrack based on the nation’s
non-adherence to the rule of law.

“We are really in a big economic problem and will require the
support of other nations in order to solve it. They look at your
history and what is going on with respect to the rule of law and
even democratic credentials, you don’t have it. Then they begin to
wonder what is going on,” he said.

The unfortunate invasion of the court by DSS operatives has
attracted condemnation from prominent Nigerians including Nobel
Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, the presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, among others.

Atiku who described the incident as a rape of the sanctity of
the court said the act is unacceptable, stressing that Nigeria is
not a dictatorship.

He noted with dismay that he was in extreme anguish of spirit
having watched the unfortunate drama that played itself out at the
court today.

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