The lawmaker representing Kogi West in the National
Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, has accused Governor Yahaya Bello, the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), top Federal Government
officials and security agencies of an alleged plot to harangue and stampede him
out of the Senate against the will of his constituent.
Senator Melaye stated this while reacting to a Federal High
Court ruling in Abuja, dismissing his application challenging the moves by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to effect his recall.
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba on Monday held that all the complaints
made by Melaye lack merit and deserve to be dismissed.
The lawmaker in his statement on Monday obtained by DAILY
POST wondered the presence of the Kogi State Attorney General and Commissioner
for Justice in Court over a matter that Kogi State is not joined as a party.
He vowed never to stop speaking the truth which according to
him is part of his sins against those who want him out of the National
Assembly.
The Statement reads in part, “My great people of Kogi West
Senatorial district of Kogi state,in the face of obvious persecution and
appealable judgement of the Federal High Court,Abuja,today.Let not your heart
be troubled.
“Lies will never overtake or conquer TRUTH. The presence of
the Kogi State Attonery General and Commissioner for Justice in Court today
over a matter that Kogi State is not joined as a party shows the clear
collaborative efforts of INEC and Kogi State Government.
“However,these combined efforts of Governor Yahaya
Bello,INEC,top Federal Govt Officials and top Security agents to harangue and
stampede me out of the Senate against the will of Kogi West constituents will
fail woefully.
“He who is with me from above is greather than all of them
put together.I will not stop speaking truth to authority.kogi State Govt must
pay workers salaries and pay Pensioners.We can not all sleep facing one side of
the bed.We shall overcome this temporary shenanigans in the long run.
“We will neither sleep nor slumber on this.I use this
oppotunity to thank my dear constituents for their abiding love for and
confidence shown towards me. God bless you all. Imole Dey! Okunkun parada!”
By John Akinfehinwa
