“I think it is necessary that the wonderful house should as matter of urgency and as a matter of fact check any social deviant that exists within them before they could be adjudged birds of the same feather. I know they are not of the same feather.”
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello made this argument today, Wednesday when he spoke to news men after he had a meeting with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The governor was reacting to the recent rally held by Senator Melaye in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital that ended up in violence, leading to the death of a student.
Yahaya Bello, who acknowledged that the current Senate is made up of men of high caliber, integrity and good character, recommended that Senator like Melaye should be flushed out in order to retain the high esteem of the institution
The governor insisted that Senator Melaye, who is representing Kogi West in the Senate, was not fit for the Senate, said: “you see I would rather admonish Nigerians that when a child lacks proper parental care and home upbringing, he constitutes a social menace in the society. And if the society does not take steps to check and correct such a child, he can turn into criminal and take into criminality. Then it will be left to government to check such criminality. And if government does not, such a child can cause a serious embarrassment. That is what is happening in Kogi State.
“Then talking of the Senate, let me rather admonish the Senate that it is an institution that is held on very high esteem and I think the Senate and indeed the National Assembly is made up of men of high caliber, high integrity and good character.”
The governor said that there is no crisis in Kogi, adding that the state is living in peace.
“Projects are ongoing, we are all happy over there. Salaries are being paid as at when due and we are making serious progress.” [myad]
