The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, (SAN), who explained this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said interim government was alien to the country's constitution.
Some prominent Nigerians had called for the postponement of the election and composition of an interim government that would function for two years and organise general elections.
But in the statement on Thursday, Adoke said that his attention had been drawn to recent calls in the media by some Nigerians for the constitution of an Interim National Government to mid-wife a general election and usher in a new democratic government.
The AGF said he recognised the inalienable right of Nigerians to freely express themselves and proffer solutions to perceived national challenges.
He, however, said that that he was concerned that some undiscerning Nigerians were being "unwittingly led to believe that a certain prescription, which is totally alien to the constitution, can be adopted as a viable solution to our national challenges.
"It has, therefore, 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 the 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."
According to Adoke, 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 therefore 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," he said.
