The Senate on Tuesday ordered its
committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters to investigate the Police invitation
of Senator Dino Melaye within 48 hours.
The decision followed a point of
order raised by Senator Hamman Misau representing Bauchi Central Senatorial
district, stating that the Police has become biased for inviting Senator Dino
Melaye and even threatening to declare him wanted.
“Mr. President, distinguished
colleagues, I rise through order 42 and 52 to urge the Senate to wade into the
matter that is happening in Kogi state.
“You will recall that the Force
Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood has paraded some criminal where he
addressed a press conference that Senator Dino Melaye bought arms and gave them
the sum of N430,000.00.”
The lawmaker, while expressing
disappointment, explained that the criminals were the same people who have been
arrested before on attempted assassination of Dino.”
Contributing, Senator Phillip
Aduda representing FACT said governor Yahaya Bello was a danger to democracy,
insisting that he must be curtailed at all cost.
“The Kogi state governor has been
allowed to do whatever he likes and if care is not taken, this democracy would
be derailed.”
“Somebody who got the highest
support to start behaving like this and to become what he has become. I think
something must be done.”
Senator Biodun Olujimi stressed
that the upper chamber has the bulk to take decision, stating that Yahaya Bello
must be made to account for what was happening in the state.
“The Kogi matter is quite
disturbing and somebody must pay dearly for it. Mr. President, the bulk lies on
your table to take a decision on Kogi, I so submit.”
Senate Minority leader, Godswill
Akpabio wondered: “If those involved in attempted assassinations of Dino Melaye
were arrested and for this to come up, I suspect a fathom arrangements against
Dino Melaye.:
“It’s because it is one of our
own that’s why we are interested, if not, let them continue to fight until the
Peoples Democratic party (PDP) reclaims Kogi state from APC.”
In his remarks, Senate President,
Dr. Bukola Saraki asked the committee to quickly investigate the matter and
revert, noting that controversies in the state was enough.
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