The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) has said the 1999 Constitution has no provision for Interim National Government (ING).
He asked those behind the contraption to forget the idea because it would not work.
Adoke, who made the clarification in a statement in Abuja, said the ING was alien to the constitution.
The minister said: “My attention has been drawn to calls in the media by some Nigerians for an Interim National Government to ostensibly midwife the 2015 general elections to usher in a new democratic government.
"While I recognise and appreciate the inalienable right of Nigerians to freely express themselves and proffer solutions to perceived national challenges, I am deeply concerned that some undiscerning Nigerians are being unwittingly led to believe that a certain prescription, which is alien to the Constitution, can be adopted as a viable solution to our national challenges.
"It has become necessary to correct this misconception and refocus the citizenry on the path of constitutionalism and democratic tenets consistent with our quest for democratic consolidation in Nigeria.
"For avoidance of doubt, it is pertinent to state that the framers of the 1999 Constitution did not envisage an Interim National Government to superintend over the affairs of government. It is not surprising to observe that no provision for Interim National Government was made in the Constitution.
"The contraption called Interim National Government is alien to Nigeria’s constitutional framework and the arrangement should not be promoted by well-meaning Nigerians under any guise or circumstance.
"Nigerians are 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."
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