Dino
Melaye, has defended his action of accompanying Toyin Saraki to the
headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)in
Abuja.
Senator Dino Melaye
The Senator Representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the upper
legislative chamber, Dino Melaye, has been a subject of massive
criticisms on the news media following his action of accompanying Toyin
Saraki, the wife of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to the
headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in
Abuja during her first interrogatory session.
The highly vocal Kogi senator has defended himself in a statement.
Melaye in a statement entitled: “Stand Up For What You Believe In,” and
issued on Friday in Abuja, emphasizes his unflinching stand against
corruption and doing the right thing towards the betterment of Nigeria.
The statement reads:
”I was arrested 14 times in one year by the administration of
ex-President Goodluck Jonathan because I desire a country where my
grandchildren (that I may never know) will dwell in and where life is
already structured for them. I cannot throw away the sacrifice – when I
was beaten and my clothes torn to shred on the floor of the House of
Representatives because of my fight against corruption.
“I have come too far to compromise my stand on corruption and
corrupt persons. I make bold here to challenge anybody who will
controvert the truth that I have never done any government contract,
either at the local government, state or federal levels. It is not
criminal to do so, but he who must come to equity must come with clean
hands. I have made sacrifices to the extent of escaping assignations.
Will my fellow citizens forget all these too quickly on the altar of
loyalty to friends, family and loved ones?
My loyalty to friends is not only when the going is good. I will be
there even when the roads are rough. The invitation of Mrs. Toyin Saraki
by the EFCC, however, is not a criminal indictment. I will not abandon
my friend because of mere EFCC invitation. I also went there as a
private investigator and an anti-corruption crusader to find out the
extent of culpability of my sister and friend since she was not told the
content of the petition against her before her appearance before the
EFCC.
“My definition for friendship is he or she who walks in when others are
working out. If my father is invited by the EFCC, I will go there, if a
prima face case is established against him, I will shout for his
prosecution. So my great people, I have no regret following my friend
and sister to the EFCC. If you are my friend, you are my friend. I
cannot control what my friends will do, but they remain my friends. I am
not fighting corruption out of passion only, but because it is the
Godly thing to do.”
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