Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial district, Ahmed
Ogembe, backed Senator Dino Melaye’s request for rice donation to Kogi workers.
He was said to have donated 30 bags of rice last Wednesday
as part of his own contribution.
Ogembe, who represents Kogi Central on the platform of
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has spent less than one year in office having
dislodged his rival, Senator Mohammed Ohiare through a tribunal.
It was alleged that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State
backed Ogembe as he fought for the seat at the tribunal and Court of Appeal.
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West and his Eastern
counterpart, through motions got Senate resolutions on the plight of Kogi
workers.
However, Ogembe had cautiously been avoiding the debate so
as not be entangled in his loyalty to governor Bello.
Whether he decided to jettison his benefactor in salary saga
is not yet clear, but sources close to his office disclosed that the lawmaker
was not comfortable with happenings in the State.
Dino Melaye had, on the floor of the Senate, described Kogi
workers as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
He then sought the magnanimity of his colleagues to assist
the “suffering” civil servants and their families.
His intervention led to contribution and donation of about
1,260 bags of rice.
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