The state burial climaxed a three-day of activities put together by the government and the people to honour the monarch, who died at the age of 71
Browsing: Senator Dino Melaye
The resolution followed a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi), who relied on a point of order to make the allegations
While handing over the letter of petition to the Director of Public Affairs of the Agency, Osita Nwaja, at its Headquarters on Friday in Abuja, Melaye stressed that it was the desire of the anti-corruption group to ensure that economic and financial crimes are duly investigated send prosecuted.
He stated that while the territory’s 2015 budget had only 61 per cent budget performance, the committee had projected a minimum of 85 per cent to 90 per cent budget performance in 2016
The statement, signed by CoWAA’s Executive Vice President, Jummai Samuel, lambasted Melaye and said his position is suggestive of medieval men who lack respect for the women in their lives and women all over the world
In a statement in Ado-Ekiti, Bakare criticised the senator for what she described as a show of shame, stressing that “Melaye’s motor park act” had given the senator away as a man lacking respect for family value and “unrepentant terror” to filial integrity in the world where women offered support for a strong family as a foundation for the health of the larger society
Tinubu, in a letter written separately to the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Tuesday, expressed worry that the Senate leadership had not taken action to address Melaye’s “misconduct” at the closed-door session.
This was contained in a petition to Idris by Tinubu
Melaye in a statement in Abuja stated that those behind the sinister plot are scheming to forge a police report different from the one signed by DIG Dan’Azumi J. Doma in other to justify and prove a case of forgery against Saraki and Ekweremadu
According to the Committee, the public hearing was in the exercise of its oversight and other functions, especially in response to insinuations of illegality and lack of equity in the establishment of the Centenary City Project
The Amendment, which was sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye, was titled: “A bill for an Act to Amend the National Lottery 2005 to make provision for effective operation of Lottery in Nigeria and for other related matters.”
Melaye said: “My brother and friend Sen. Bukola Saraki, if you have 1 trillion supporters, I’m one. If you have one billion, I’m one. If you have one million, I’m one. If you have one thousand, I’m one. If you have ten, I’m one. If you have only one supporter, I’m one. And if you have no single supporter, it means I’m dead. No shaking. Four years too sure.”
The FCDA had in September 2012 demolished Minanuel Estate along Airport Road, Abuja
Melaye said the FCT was too dirty to be the seat of power and a capital city, stressing that no state capital around the world was as dirty as the FCT
At the end of the closed door session, Ndume told State House correspondents that there was no big deal about the parley
The threat was issued by its Chairman, Senator Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West), during a budget defence meeting between the committee and the FCT Minister, Muhammed Bello
The men who cook up such legislation and nod to it are the 89 who march behind Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki to his corruption trials. These are career crooks
The Senate had last week received a petition from Senator Obinna Ogba, submitted on behalf of the Anti-corruption Network against Umar on allegations of corruption
Melaye said nominees, especially those who have held political offices, must show certificates of assets declaration issued by the Code of Conduct Bureau
The Senate spokesman, Senator Dino Melaye, had disclosed that the era of “bow and go” was over for nominees in the Nigerian Senate