Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye, who is Representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, has reacted to the failed attempt to recall him from the Nigerian Senate after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the process failed after the verified signatories to the petition for his recall fell short of requirements.
According to a statement released by Gideon Ayodele, the Media Aide
to the embattled senator on Sunday, he called on Nigerians to continue
to pray for the lawmaker, who is currently bedridden.
Thank you my people. God bless you all. Thank you for the confidence reposed on me. I will not let you down. I will always stand by the truth and the people at all times. God bless Kogi west.— Senator Dino Melaye (@dino_melaye) April 29, 2018
Read the statement in full below;
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“The chain of events from last Monday to this day are enough
for one to be grateful to God Almighty and all Kogi people both at home
and in the Diaspora, including friends of Senator Dino Melaye outside
the Confluence State and all over the world, for standing behind the
Senator in this trying times.
“Needless to say that all allegations against him by the Police
are politically-motivated and the timing of his maltreatment and
harassment was carefully planned to prevent him from mobilising support
against the purported recall of his representation of Kogi West from the
Senate, GOD manifested Himself by using the good people of Kogi West
senatorial zone to stem the tide against him by making the cup to pass
over the Senator even in his absence.
“Despite his current travails, his inability to mobilise his
constituents and also deploy agents to monitor the signature
verification exercise, countless number of supporters volunteered to do
it without minding the associated risks posed by the Kogi State
Government. It is therefore important for the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) to act truly independent by announcing a
result that truly reflects the wishes of the majority electorate of Kogi
West as demonstrated today.
“No doubt, to recall a representative is guaranteed by the 1999
Constitution (as amended) as the right of the electorate, what the good
people of Kogi West and other lovers of democracy outside the state,
who are praying for Senator Dino Melaye, have done is to stop an
instigated and purported recall against him because it is undemocratic,
self serving and beneficial to only a few.
“It is pertinent to say here, that though the battle for the
recall has been won and lost, the safety of Senator Dino Melaye in the
hospital as heavily guarded by the Police since Tuesday is a cause for
concern even as we decry the arrest, continued detention and trial of
his brothers, aides, friends and lawyers on trumped-up charges by the
police.
“We appeal to all Nigerians of good conscience to continue to
help us pray for the safety and immediate freedom of Senator Dino Melaye
so that he can return to his family and duty post – responsive
representation of his people in the Senate – because his victory over
the purported recall today will certainly spite his traducers and they
may devise new ways of rubbishing him for no just cause.”
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