The political rift between Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State
and Senator Dino Melaye, Kogi West, both All Progressives Congress,
APC, lords, has taken another dimension, as Melaye, Monday, alleged
that the governor and the state’s Police Command may have perfected
plans to have him arrested over trump-up charges on gun
running.
According to Melaye, one of such plans would be that the
governor will organise a press briefing by the state Police
Commissioner any moment from Monday in Lokoja where a notorious
criminal by the name Osama will be paraded.
Melaye’s WhatsApp post states, “Osama will thereafter name
Melaye in front of the cameras as a gun supplier.
“Given the faulty premise of recalling Senator Dino Melaye, they
have realised that the exercise may fail and all attempts to have
him arrested is not yielding fruits, hence they want to frame him
up on gun running so that he will lose public sympathy which he
enjoys now”.
On why Melaye is being framed up, it said that said Governor
Bello was “seriously” infuriated by the lawmaker’s recent comment
on the floor of the Senate regarding the importation of military
camouflage, boots and others by the governor.
“For daring to expose the governor on the importation of these
dangerous items like military wares, they said he must face the
music this time at all costs because the governor is seriously
angry. So, a criminal in detention will be paraded to mention his
name as a gun supplier. But I think this is laughable because the
Senator is well known to all”, it added.
The political rift between Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State
and Senator Dino Melaye, Kogi West, both All Progressives Congress,
APC, lords, has taken another dimension, as Melaye, Monday, alleged
that the governor and the state’s Police Command may have perfected
plans to have him arrested over trump-up charges on gun
running.
According to Melaye, one of such plans would be that the
governor will organise a press briefing by the state Police
Commissioner any moment from Monday in Lokoja where a notorious
criminal by the name Osama will be paraded.
Melaye’s WhatsApp post states, “Osama will thereafter name
Melaye in front of the cameras as a gun supplier.
“Given the faulty premise of recalling Senator Dino Melaye, they
have realised that the exercise may fail and all attempts to have
him arrested is not yielding fruits, hence they want to frame him
up on gun running so that he will lose public sympathy which he
enjoys now”.
On why Melaye is being framed up, it said that said Governor
Bello was “seriously” infuriated by the lawmaker’s recent comment
on the floor of the Senate regarding the importation of military
camouflage, boots and others by the governor.
“For daring to expose the governor on the importation of these
dangerous items like military wares, they said he must face the
music this time at all costs because the governor is seriously
angry. So, a criminal in detention will be paraded to mention his
name as a gun supplier. But I think this is laughable because the
Senator is well known to all”, it added.