The embattled senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District within the Nationwide Meeting, Dino Melaye, has denied social media reviews that he was among the many federal lawmakers who booed President Muhammadu Buhari on December 19.
Some federal parliamentarians embarrassed Buhari whereas presenting the 2018 nationwide price range on that day by passing uncomplimentary remarks on him on the event, The Punch reviews.
However Melaye, who remains to be recuperating in a police hospital in Abuja, stated he couldn’t have been a part of his colleagues’ motion as a result of he didn’t attend the occasion.
The senator in an announcement signed by his media aide, Gideon Ayodele, stated the rebuttal was not born out of concern however to place the data straight.
The assertion learn,
“The eye of Senator Dino Melaye has been drawn to a malicious reference to his individual on the social media as one of many lawmakers who booed President Muhammadu Buhari throughout his 2019 Funds presentation earlier than a joint session of the Nationwide Meeting on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.
“Prior to now, he (Melaye) had refused to refute the mischievous social media fabrication for what it’s — an affordable lie — Senator Dino Melaye was not within the Nationwide Meeting that day.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye was absent on the televised 2019 price range presentation session and hereby challenges anybody with opposite proof to come back ahead with such.”
Melaye willingly surrendered himself to the police on Friday, eight days after the safety operatives laid siege to his non-public residence in Abuja.
He collapsed afterwards and was rushed to a police hospital for pressing medical consideration.
The embattled senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District within the Nationwide Meeting, Dino Melaye, has denied social media reviews that he was among the many federal lawmakers who booed President Muhammadu Buhari on December 19.
Some federal parliamentarians embarrassed Buhari whereas presenting the 2018 nationwide price range on that day by passing uncomplimentary remarks on him on the event.
However Melaye, who remains to be recuperating in a police hospital in Abuja, stated he couldn’t have been a part of his colleagues’ motion as a result of he didn’t attend the occasion.
The Nigeria Police Drive has deployed about 60 operatives within the Police Hospital, Garcia, Abuja, the place Melaye was being handled.
Operatives have been on obligation on the entrance and exit factors of the hospital with further males on the premises.
Melaye was stated to have been stabilised by medical doctors on the hospital the place he was taken after he slumped shortly earlier than interrogation on the Particular Anti-Theft Squad facility in Guzape, Abuja.
Medical personnel have been contemplating a cardiopulmonary check on the lawmaker following sure observations by his physician.
It was learnt that the physician may suggest Melaye’s switch to a greater geared up medical facility for a extra strong medical remedy.
The police stated the lawmaker was needed for alleged taking pictures of 1 Sgt. Danjuma Saliu, connected to 37 Police Cellular Drive whereas on cease and search obligation alongside Aiyetoro Gbede, Mopa Street in Kogi State.
The Drive spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, said that Melaye had repeatedly spurned a number of invites asking him to report for investigation into the case of tried culpable murder, noting that he could be charged to court docket after investigation.