Melaye pointed out that workers and pensioners in the state are dying and suffering from the refusal of Governor Bello to pay salary and pensions in the last 15 months.
“Yahaya Bello collected N20 billion naira from federal government as bail out fund, still he refused to settle workers. He also collected N11 billion naira from Paris refund money, still he refused to pay workers and pensioners,” he alleged.
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About a week ago, Melaye escaped death by the whiskers when gunmen numbering about 10 invaded his Ayetoro-Gbede country home in Kogi through the bush at about midnight on Saturday and opened fire on the house from different directions.
Seven days after, scores of Kogi women trooped to the streets of Aiyetoro-Gbede in condemnation of the assassination attempt on the life of their representative at the Senate.
The protesting women drawn from the seven local government areas of Kogi West senatorial district marched to the lawmaker’s house where they rained curses on those who want to kill the senator.
They displayed different placards with inscriptions such as: “We, Kogi West Women warn Yahaya Bello, Edward Onoja, Taofiq Isa; touch Dino Melaye and face our wrath”,
“Do not kill the light, let the light shine”.
While addressing the protesters, spokesperson for the group, Mrs Ikusemoro Jalon said “Senator Dino is fighting for our rights. The rights of women, workers, pensioners and the less privileged, we don’t want him killed.
“We are mothers we don’t want him murdered. We’ve not seen this type of politics before. We have been practicing politics for long but not the politics of guns.”
The women further called on security agencies to unravel the assassination attempt and ensure that justice is done.
In his response, the Senator expressed deep shock over the attempt on his life, describing the situation as unfortunate, regrettable, highly disturbing and very strange to the socio-political culture of the people of Kogi West.
His words, “Children can no longer go to school, tenants can no longer pay for house rent, enough is enough the people of Kogi State are tired of this government.
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“I will continue to speak the truth for the sake of my people. No amount of intimidation will stop me from fighting for the course of my people.
“In the history of Kogi West, various political gladiators have, at various times, had their differences but none had ever been escalated to the level of attempt on life.
“The recent incident is alien to Okun people and to Kogi West. The advent of Yahaya Bello as Governor and Taofiq Isa as Local Government administrator in the political firmament of Kogi state have brought this unfortunate socio-political paradigm shift.
“I have fought for the rights of the people at the national level, God will not forgive me if I don’t fight for the rights of my people at home.”
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