The Federal Government has reacted to calls by some Nigerians for the constitution of an Interim National Government to midwife the 2015 general elections to usher in a new democratic government.

Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, in a press release on Thursday in Abuja said that the Federal Government recognises and appreciates the inalienable right of Nigerians to freely express themselves and proffer solutions to perceived national challenges.

He, however, said that government is concerned that Nigerians are being unwittingly led to believe that a prescription such as an Interim National Government can be adopted as viable solution to the nation’s challenges.

Adoke described the idea of an interim government as being totally alien to the constitution.

According to him, “For avoidance of doubt, it is pertinent to state that the framers of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, did not envisage the constitution of Interim National Government to superintend over the affairs of government.

“It is therefore not surprising to observe that no provision for Interim National Government was made in the constitution.”

Adoke enjoined Nigerians 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 as the contraption called “Interim National Government” remains alien to Nigeria’s constitutional framework.

He added that the arrangement should not be promoted by well-meaning Nigerians under any guise or circumstance.

•Adapted from a Channels TV report. Photo shows Adoke.