Senator Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West) on Thursday requested President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise to the National Assembly over uncomplimentary remarks credited to him (Buhari).
Buhari had final week when the management of one among his marketing campaign organizations led by the comptroller-General of customs, Hameed Ali, was in Aso Villa for a solidarity go to queried the significance of the National Assembly, saying many lawmakers had even spent greater than 10 years with out attaining something.
Speaking throughout plenary, Melaye mentioned it was uncomplimentary and derogatory to the status of the National Assembly and capabilities of the parliament notably below a democratic dispensation.
He mentioned: “Mr. President, you'll recall that final week, in the course of the solidarity go to of one of many marketing campaign organizations of Mr. President led by the comptroller -General of Customs, the President in his deal with mentioned he doesn't know what we're doing in NASS at the same time as a few of us have spent over 10 years within the parliament.
“Such derogatory, demeaning statements and insult should not be allowed to go unnoticed.”
Melaye famous that the assertion from Buhari indicated why the comptroller General of customs, Hameed Ali, EFCC Acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu and the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris have alternately been dishonouring Senate invites with impunity.
He mentioned: “This action was an aberration and unconstitutional for the customs comptroller- General to be appointed the Director-General of a campaign organization.”