Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, says he may soon be arrested over his comments, but his colleagues should note that prisons are built for human beings and not animals.
Melaye, who has been involved in different controversies of late, said this on Friday while querying the decision of the executive to retain Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), after the senate refused to confirm.
Magu has been rejected twice by the upper legislative chamber, which cited a report of the Department of State Services (DSS) report that indicted the anti-graft czar of corruption.
Charging his colleagues not to allow selective application of the country’s laws, Melaye said President Muhammadu Buhari recognises the powers of the senate to confirm nominees.
He said Buhari had replaced candidates rejected by the senate, but wondered why Magu’s case is different.
“I may be arrested immediately after this programme… prison is built for people and not for animals,” he said.
“Posterity will not forgive us when we keep silent in the face of lies and persecution.
“The persecution we went through in the first two years must not continue in the second half. Mr President in leading us in this second half you must put on your seat belt; it is dangerous to drive without a seat belt.
“Where we need to speak the truth as senators, we must speak the truth no matter whose ox is gored. We must begin to identify that there is a uniform law in the federal republic of Nigeria.
“No longer shall we allow the selective application of the law of the land. What is good for Abubakar is good for Nnamdi. Mr President, we have passed some people on the floor of this senate and those people that we have also disqualified by confirmation have been replaced by Mr Pres
“That means that the president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari recognises the powers of the senate to confirm.
“Why is Magu still in office? Mr President the truth is the truth, we should not have selective application of the rule of law; one law for everybody. We must as a senate we must preserve the integrity of this institution.”
The 8th senate is marking its second anniversary.

the youths of this country are solidly behind you sire


Thanks dino for speaking up in the face of dictatorship

This nigga stepped on some dangerous toes...

Our leaders don't read..

They should read the 48laws of power daily..daily.

Hmmm

DINO MELAYE you are just speaking rubbish because you are ignorance of the law, there is nowhere in the constitution that gives national assembly or state assembly the power to disqualify a nominee. The senate can only reject, and the governor or president has the right to re nominates that person, DINO the so called senator please read the constitution and understand it before speaking to public in the name of you are speaking for the masses.

yarimo:
DINO MELAYE you are just speaking rubbish because you are ignorance of the law, there is nowhere in the constitution that gives national assembly or state assembly the power to disqualify a nominee. The senate can only reject, and the governor or president has the right to re nominates that person, DINO the so called senator please read the constitution and understand it before speaking to public in the name of you are speaking for the masses.

And you no they Senate

Even if ur arrested, u will use ur thuggish character to win them

OZAOEKPE:

And you no they Senate

it is not must for you to be in the senate before knowing the constitution, that is why you have been posting nonsense because of lack of constitutionally knowledge

Lols Dino the truth sayer,the man who fights corruption with his anti-corruption book continue

but truth be told, sen Dino is somehow right with all he said.... lemme come and be going....

OZAOEKPE:
the youths of this country are solidly behind you sire


Thanks dino for speaking up in the face of dictatorship

zOmbie repeating the same poorly reasoned post thread in thread out.

Evablizin:
Lols Dino the truth sayer,the man who fights corruption with his anti-corruption book continue

If you're clean, you need not fear arrest.

Fanikayode has been abusing APC and buhari almost everyday. He has not been arrested for treason, but he's facing charges for collecting money.

There's freedom of speech, but there's no freedom for corrupt people

Smile. Dino saw the vision the same way with DSP.

It's rather unfortunate that someone like Dino could be a Senator of the Federal Republic. House of thieves

Wetin konsign us if dem jail u sef.
Wu u epp

May it be so.

babdap:
It's rather unfortunate that someone like Dino could be a Senator of the Federal Republic. House of thieves

Bapdap. I keep saying it. It is very unfortunate indeed! And he is not the only one. We hv so many of them there. Crooks! Evil men! May God grant Magu the strength and courage to dive after them like a lion, one by one. Criminals.

Gravas:
May it be so.

AMEN

Ok

OZAOEKPE:
the youths of this country are solidly behind you sire


Thanks dino for speaking up in the face of dictatorship

Personalise ur statement pls