The Department of State Security
Services, DSS, has reacted to reports of its alleged indictment of the Chairman
of the Presidential Election Tribunal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa.
In a statement signed by DSS
Spokesman, Mr Peter Afunanya, the agency described the report as ‘false’.
The statement reads in full: “The
Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to dissociate itself from a recent
publication on a national daily, which claimed that the Chairman of the
Presidential Election Tribunal, Justice Zainab BULKACHUWA, was purportedly
indicted for bribery and corruption by a certain Secret Memo of the Service.
“Consequently, the DSS
categorically states that the said memo only exists in the imagination of the
writers and should be roundly disregarded by the reading public.
“It is unfortunate that the
newspaper followed unethical ways to publish this falsehood. It is rather
curious and indeed condemnable that the Newspaper did not reach out to the
Service for its comments as would have been expected in a reportage of this nature.
“The Service has, nonetheless,
launched a detailed investigation into the controversies surrounding the said
publication.
“It is the wish of the service
that it is left out of the manoeuvres of politicians who are hereby advised to
abide by the rule of law and respect the entire process of electoral
litigations regarding the activities of the tribunal.
“While it (the Service) will
continue to collaborate with the media as strategic partners in nation
building, it admonishes practitioners to be lawful and professional in the
execution of their responsibility.
“However, mischief makers, intent
on causing disaffection in the polity are warned to desist from such acts as
the full weight of the law will be visited on defaulters.
“The DSS remains unwavering in
providing the enabling environment for the pursuit of legitimate aspirations by
well-meaning and law-abiding members of the populace.”
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