Sen. Dino Melaye (APC – Kogi West) has debunked rumours that he has fled Nigeria over his travails with the Kogi State Government and the police.
Melaye said he has no reason to flee the country and expressed confidence that he will emerge victorious from his travails.
Melaye is currently undergoing trial by the Federal Government for allegedly attempting to implicate the Chief of Staff to the Kogi State Governor, Edward Onoja in the assassination attempt on his life in 2017.
He is also battling a recall process by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
But in a Saturday night statement, Melaye vowed not to flee, and urged Nigerians to disregard the report of an online news medium that claimed he had fled or planned to implicate Senate President Bukola Saraki and 30 other senators should they fail to help him.
He said, “For the records, I did not flee Nigeria and have no reason to flee my country, leaving behind my family as the online paper wants Nigerians to believe. My attention was drawn to their lies this night, hence this public statement.
“It has become expedient for me to issue this statement to the public and to let you know that I have taken the matter up with the international community in order to report this undue intimidation and harassment. Let me reiterate here for the umpteenth time that no amount of intimidation, blackmail, arrests or threats will stop me from championing the cause of the masses.”
Melaye disclosed that he had yet to receive any court summons to appear in court by March 28 as claimed by the police.
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