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APC Senator Slams Buhari, FG Over Dino Melaye Ordeal With Police
Senator on the platform of the All Progressives
Congress Congress, APC, Muhammed Shittu, has lambasted the Federal Government
over the alleged manhandling of Senator from Kogi West, Dino Melaye by police
operatives.
Shittu, a Jigawa State lawmaker said under the
current administration, people can be killed for saying the truth.
Speaking on the face-off between Melaye and the
police, on the floor of the senate, Shittu said Nigerians did not vote in APC
government to be mistreated.
He said, “The law now works against people who are
perceived to be enemies. You fight for change and this is the kind of change we
are experiencing today. There are proofs and I know because of what I’ve said,
I can be killed. I don’t mind being killed.
“It is good for one to speak the truth and be
killed. What is happening to us today is not fair and we have the rights to our
opinions. Everybody is against the national assembly as if we are the enemies
of this nation.
“We are not enemies. We are representatives of the
people and as such, we must speak the truth. We should condemn, in totality,
what is happening. What is happening is not the change.
“If this is change, I doubt if I can continue under
this kind of environment. And I know a lot of people share a similar opinion
with me.
“This is no change. We didn’t vote this government
to be mistreated. We didn’t vote this government to abuse court processes and
procedures. It’s not fair, we advise the government to change before it is
late.”
Melaye was alleged to have
jumped off a police van in Abuja while being transported to Kogi State to face
criminal charges.
Following the incident, the lawmaker sustained
injuries and is currently at the intensive care unit of the National Hospital
in Abuja.
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