APC in Lagos state have released a statement condemning the recent
threat by Dino Melaye on Senator Oluremi Tinubu. In the statement which
was signed by its publicity sectary, Joe Igbokwe and released today July
14th, the party said they take his threat comments as a slip of tongue
but if it is indeed true that this statement came from the heart of Dino
Melaye, they would need a psychiatric doctor to examine the state of
his mind. Read the statement below.
Our attention has been drawn to a reckless and unguided statement
credited to one Senator Dino Melaye from Kogi State who said he will
beat up our own distinguished Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos
Central and that nothing will happen. We take it that this is a slip of
tongue but if it is indeed true that this statement came from the heart
of Dino Melaye, we need a psychiatric doctor to examine the state of
his mind.
Senator Dino Melaye has been in the news in the Senate of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria for the wrong reasons. His actions and deeds in
recent times have contributed in no uncertain terms to various setbacks
we have witnessed in the 8th Senate since its inception on June 9 2015.
The hallowed chamber of the Senate of the federal republic of Nigeria is
a prestigious place for the serious-minded, cerebral men and women, men
and women of honour and integrity, those who can hold their heads when
others are losing theirs, experienced but humble men and women. It is
not for lunatics, rascals, street urchins, ethically challenged bigots
or integrity challenged charlatans.
It seems to us in Lagos APC that Senator Dino Melaye has reached a point
of diminishing returns. The unstable and funny man from Kogi State has
reached a point where there is no other place to go but to go down
irretrievably. He can only go down with his likes and not with our own
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the highly revered, honoured and distinguished
wife of our National leader, His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Lagos APC wants Dino Melaye to move quickly to apologize to
Senator Oluremi Tinubu and her beloved husband Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu, and have the statement credited to him withdrawn without any
further delay.
