Drama in senate as Dino Melaye scatters senate meeting after making a statement; read what he said)

Senate was divided along party lines on Wednesday over a point of order to debate on alleged electoral malpractices brought by Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial District. Dino had on the point of order sought the leave of the red Chambers to bring a motion to the effect that election held on 23rd February and 9th March was militarised. The lawmaker wanted the motion discussed for posterity sake, saying that it would be cowardice for Senators to close eyes to brazen electoral malpractices

“Mr. President, distinguished colleagues I rise this morning through Order 42 as a true representative of the people to bring to attention of the Senate on elections held on 23rd February and 9th March, 2019.” “I want to say, the elections were militarized and I want the Senate to discuss this matter for posterity sake.” “If this matter is discussed and reasons for military operation is discovered, Mr. President can be properly advised.

“Please permit me, Mr. Senate President, to bring a full motion on another legislative day.”

Immediately, the matter was put to voice votes by the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, there was thunderous” nay”, suggesting that the chamber wouldn’t want elections debated particularly the APC lawmakers. Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, however, argued that the motion having come through Order 42 needed one fifth to be sustained, hence, he ordered Dino to bring the motion on the next legislative day.

Effort by the Senate leader, Ahmed Lawan and Senator Jibrin Barau to turn down the motion did not yield results as the Senate President insisted that the motion was in accordance with the rules of the Senate.

Chairman Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory Territory, FCT, Senator Dino Melaye, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kogi West, recently said that arrangements have been concluded to put in place, a conference that would check what he described as incessant and indiscriminate harassment of the people by governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello and Dino Melaye According to Senator Melaye who is the convener, stop Bello movement, the action is among others, to address the continuing mindless pilfering of our common patrimony, by those who have legitimized executive banditry in the management of our collective resources

In a statement to Journalists in Abuja, Sen Dino Melaye said that as people of Kogi West, they must in unison, come together to stop what he described as the unspeakable violence and tyranny which have since become state policy under the Yahaya Bello Administration. He said, “We will call a ‘Save Kogi Conference’ soon to x-ray the liberalization of arms and ammunition hitherto alien to our parts, the unprovoked assault on our people and killing of the innocent by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State in a most desperate and blood-stained electioneering process. “We cannot afford to be disillusioned and depressed into despair and hopelessness.

The battle to rescue our state from temporal opportunists is a battle of no retreat no surrender. As a matter of urgency therefore, we must retool and be ready to reorganize and restrategize if we hope to make an impression at the November polls.” Earlier, he said, “Fellow Kogites we will be launching the ‘Stop GYB Movement’ in all the 21 Local Government Areas of Kogi state very soon.

I call on all Kogites to be resolute and determined in their decision to stop the continuing mindless pilfering of our common patrimony, by those who have legitimized executive banditry in the management of our collective resources. Together, let’s stop the unspeakable violence and tyranny which have since become state policy under the Yahaya Bello Administration.

"We must be ready for Bello in our determination to give him double dose of whatever he introduces henceforth.

GOD is greater than Bello & his monstrous associates. “The will of the people of Kogi State shall prevail as we open the second curtain of our political activities for year 2019.

Never again shall we be victims of the Governor’s thuggish wickedness and satanic manifestations.

The security agencies must as a matter of utmost urgency, check the lawless activities of the Governor’s aides, notably his police aide-de-camp Usman Shugaba, OC SARS Babagana and the others.