Senator Dino Melaye Denies Being Among Law Makers Who BOOED President Buhari

The embattled senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly , Dino Melaye, has denied social media reports that he was among the federal lawmakers who booed President Muhammadu Buhari on December 19 .

Some federal parliamentarians embarrassed Buhari while presenting the 2018 national budget on that day by passing uncomplimentary remarks on him on the occasion .

But Melaye, who is still recuperating in a police hospital in Abuja, said he could not have been part of his colleagues’ action because he did not attend the event ..

The senator in a statement signed by his media aide , Gideon Ayodele, said the rebuttal was not born out of fear but to put the records straight.
The statement read , “ The attention of Senator Dino Melaye has been drawn to a malicious reference to his person on the social media as one of the lawmakers who booed President Muhammadu Buhari during his 2019 Budget presentation before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday , December 19 , 2018 .

“ Before now , he ( Melaye) had refused to refute the mischievous social media fabrication for what it is — a cheap lie — Senator Dino Melaye was not in the National Assembly that day .

“ For the avoidance of doubt , Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye was absent at the televised 2019 budget presentation session and hereby challenges anyone with contrary proof to come forward with such . ”
Melaye willingly surrendered himself to the police on Friday , eight days after the security operatives laid siege to his private residence in Abuja .
He collapsed afterwards and was rushed to a police hospital for urgent medical attention .

The Nigeria Police Force has deployed about 60 operatives in the Police Hospital , Garcia , Abuja, where Melaye was being treated .

Checks on Saturday showed that operatives were on duty at the entrance and exit points of the hospital with additional men on the premises .

Melaye was said to have been stabilised by doctors at the hospital where he was taken after he slumped shortly before interrogation at the Special Anti - Robbery Squad facility in Guzape , Abuja.
Sources say that medical personnel were considering a cardiopulmonary test on the lawmaker following certain observations by his doctor .

It was learnt that the doctor might recommend Melaye’ s transfer to a better equipped medical facility for a more robust medical treatment .
The police said the lawmaker was wanted for alleged shooting of one Sgt . Danjuma Saliu , attached to 37 Police Mobile Force while on stop and search duty along Aiyetoro Gbede , Mopa Road in Kogi State .

The Force spokesman , Jimoh Moshood , stated that Melaye had repeatedly spurned several invitations asking him to report for investigation into the case of attempted culpable homicide , noting that he would be charged to court after investigation .

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