Speaking shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Abuja, Dogara disclosed that him and president of the Senate Bukola Saraki raised the issue of treatment meted to Senator Dino Melaye by the police with the president.
“Nigeria is a democracy. The police must operate within the ambit of the rule of law and due process. It is unacceptable for the police to continue to operate like a clan of tribesmen, a sort of upgraded barbarians”, he said.
“Anything that happens to one of our members or any member of the National Assembly is of concern to us. And there is no way we can have this kind of meeting without raising that.
“This is a civilian administration, it is democracy and it is imperative and very very important that all institutions of democracy operate within the ambit of the rule of law.
“There is no where, I have said it before that police will behave in a democracy like a clan of tribesmen, like upgraded barbarians sort of. So there is need for us to act with civility
“We are not saying that anybody should be protected and defended. Once you have committed an offence, our law says you should answer it but you just have to utilise the provision of our constitution, the rule of law and this administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has over emphasised in order to bring people to book.
“But a situation where people are wheeled to court, that doesn’t give a good image of our democracy. I have not seen a democracy where people are wheeled to court, they are not in the proper frame of mind and they are forced to undergo trial.
“Whatever it is, even if Dino is pretending as some have said in some section of the media, he cannot pretend forever. He is there, he will not run away, he is a senator and he can be tried any time he is in proper frame of mind.
“As a lawyer, I can tell you, any judge that assesses an accused person not to be in a proper frame of mind, even if the accused person pleads guilty, he is duty bound by law to record a plea of guilt if he is not satisfied as to the soundness of the mind of the accused person,” he said.
Dino will be alright last last..
ReplyDeleteStupid Dogara, just seal up your lips already. When the doctor certified him FIT and he preferred to GI to the court on wheeled-chair who are we to question Hus preferred mode of transportation of a grown ass Senator. He was and is FIT.
ReplyDeleteWhy do polutucians get sick on the wheel when its time to go to court. But they are always fit years before trial. If found guilty, Dino should be jailed. SIMPLE
Thank God somebody is speaking up. It's one thing to be alert and lucid in a wheelchair in court, it's a completely different thing to be on a stretcher and unconscious. It's utter stupidity to take an unconscious person to court on a stretcher.
ReplyDeleteBut the doctor examined him and he was declared fit. No sane judge will preside over any case of a sick patience if not fit. We know how people cab pretend to be sick for years just to escape jail /court. These are that have been on Social media as strong characters. I wonder why people find it hard ti bekieve that Dino is truly not sick but he is fine and fit. He is just pretending and he fan stay in the hospital till we forget the case. Thank God it's national hospital so he won't pay a dime.But the country won't move forward this way.. If found guilty, and the doctor checked him and the result shows he's fit and nothing is wrong. If he wishes to be carried on a stretcher as a big and rich man that he is, please let the court order kwantinu.
DeleteAnon 8:45 guilty of what exactly? Political witch-hunt
DeleteExecutive rascality and impunity.
ReplyDeleteOk nau
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ReplyDeleteGod should intervene in the case of Dino
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