Gov. Adams Oshiomhole
It was widely reported on Wednesday that while making his
contribution to the debate on a motion regarding the need for Nigerians
to patronise made-in-Nigeria goods, Senator Melaye took a jab at Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole.
Melaye was quoted to have reportedly said:
"I want to celebrate the made-in-Nigeria senator for bringing
this motion. In considering the made-in-Nigeria goods, we must look at
enabling factors that will necessitate the made in Nigeria goods.
"What are those factors militating against the production of
these goods? We must tackle them. We must also begin to look at our
legislation then we will begin to talk about made-in-Nigeria goods.
"We will also move in order to encourage the made-in-Nigeria
products in Nigeria, begin to talk about made-in-Nigeria women.
Apologies to my uncle, the governor of Edo state, we must, as a people,
stop paying dowry in dollars and pounds. It is time for my colleagues
here to become born again."
The governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole, has now criticised Melaye for being so 'hollow' as to delve into his matrimonial life despite failing to keep one of his own.
Displeased with the comments, Oshimohole replied on Friday, saying Melaye 'only displayed his hollowness' by delving into a matter as private as his marriage to his heartthrob.
A statement by Peter Okhiria, the governor's chief press secretary stated;
"Our attention has been drawn to the unprovoked verbal assault
launched by one Senator Dino Melaye on the Governor of Edo State,
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, while making a contribution on the floor of
the Senate on the need to patronize made-in-Nigeria goods.
"As a nephew of the Governor and members of the same party, we
expected Senator Melaye to tender an unreserved public apology to the
Comrade Governor, to no avail. It is an open secret that Senator Melaye
cannot maintain a decent matrimonial home hence he could descend to this
pedestrian level of using the hallowed chambers to ‘cargorise’ women as
if they were pieces of items for purchase.
"Any responsible individual that is truly worth to be called a
Senator, a position that convokes respect, decorum and decent public
conduct, should know the limits of his verbal diarrhoea.
"The liberty of free speech guaranteed in the hallowed chambers
does not impose lunacy on anyone to disparage other Nigerians, let
alone pry into their matrimony in a very derisive manner. We had
intended to ignore this uncomplimentary comment as one of the several
empty displays of the Senator, but the fact that it tends to reduce
women to pieces of tissue calls for this response.
"As we probed into Dino Melaye’s humanity, we were reminded
that he is a man known for his vainglorious rodomontade and the childish
display of his ostentatious lifestyle complements his love for foreign
items. Many of such euro-centric mentality he has persistently displayed
on social media, to underscore his materialistic eccentricity, hence
his dialectical opposition to made-in-Nigeria goods.
"But an attempt at making women wear the garb of goods to be
picked off the shelves was to take the issue to a ridiculous and
irresponsible level. By delving into the private affair and marriage of
the Comrade Governor, Senator Melaye has exposed himself as a simpleton
and a court jester whose words and tactlessness cannot be taken
seriously by matured people.
"We advise that Melaye should mend his ways with his ex-wife
and concubines before coming to the village square to display his crass
ignorance and emptiness to the Nigerian people.
"If he has anything to offer, Dino Melaye should concentrate on
making good laws for the people of Nigeria rather than descend to a
ridiculous level, thus displaying to the whole world his unworthiness to
sit in the hallowed chambers of the Nigerian Senate."
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