Senator Dino Melaye who represents Kogi West at the
National Assembly has called on acting President Yemi Osibajo to declare a state
of emergency in Kogi State before anarchy becomes the order of the day.
This was coming on the heels of the onslaught meted
on the state lawmakers last Tuesday by some suspected thugs who invaded the state
House of Assembly and disrupted its sitting.
Melaye, in a social media platforms ‘Chat with the
Speaker’ today condemned in strong terms the attack on the assembly, most especially
the member representing Igalamela Odolu constituency, Friday Sanni Makama, who
resumed sitting after his victory at the High Court in Lokoja challenging his
six months suspension from the assembly for alleged anti-legislative
activities.
He called
on stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to challenge the anti-democratic
activities allegedly orchestrated by the state Governor, Yahaya Bello, noting
that the governor should not be allowed to destroy the labour of genuine APC
members in the state.
According to him, “The draconian Idi Amin approach
to governance by Bello today as displayed by his criminally-minded hooligans
and hired killers in usurping the legislative powers and privileges of the state
parliament is a clear manifestation of Satanism.
“The unwarranted attack on Hon. Makama will not be
swept under the carpet. We are not in a
banana republic. It is manifestly clear now that the acting president must
declare a state of emergency in the state before anarchy becomes total.
“The economic
cankerworm and social scavenger called Bello must be tamed before he finishes
spending the little political capital left for APC in the state. We must not
all keep quiet and allow this stranger destroy the labour of genuine APC
members in the state. We will not allow
him take us back to Egypt. We must rescue Kogi State now!”
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