Senator Dino Melaye
In a statement he signed and distributed on Wednesday morning in
Abuja, the senator representing a constituency in Kogi State, Dino
Melaye, said the reports that he was planning to initiate impeachment
proceeding against President Muhammadu Buhari and threat to beat up Remi
Tinubu, wife of APC national chairman, were not true.
The influential APC senator who chairs the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, said the reports were a
'narrative of the attack dogs of demagogues who have decided to turn
Nigeria upside down for failing to choose leaders for senators.'
Recall that SaharaReporters
had exclusively reported yesterday that Senator Dino Melaye told
senators during an executive session on Tuesday that lawmakers should
pass articles of impeachment against President Buhari for his alleged
disrespect for the National Assembly.
His statement read;
“It is pertinent to note that the incredulously machinated
misinformation was orchestrated by forces bent on destabilising the
upper chambers of the Nigerian Parliament for selfish reasons.
“One of the mushroom and faceless online platforms used to
promote the ill-fated and calumnious write-up has been notorious for
serving as the propagandist machinery of political commercialists who
are pushing for the extension of their fiefdom to the National Assembly.
“While I remain unimpeachably committed to the leadership of
the Senate, I believe the respected arm of government charged with the
onerous responsibility of lawmaking should be given the independence to
conduct its business.
“I am a responsible Nigerian, role model and a champion of
anti-corruption and equity which my party (APC) stands for. I therefore
urge the general public to discountenance the libellous publication as I
will continue to respect the history, culture and excellence of my Kogi
West people on the floor of the Senate. The true threat to the current
republic are those who believe that a Nigeria that is not led by them
must not exist.”
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