Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, says
even if Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, is pretending, he cannot
pretend forever.
Dogara said this while addressing state house correspondents
after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Senate President Bukola Saraki also attended the meeting and
spoke with reporters alongside Dogara.
Reporters had asked the speaker if the issue of Melaye was
raised in the discussion with Buhari and he responded: “Of course, anything
that happens to any member of the national assembly is of concern to us. And
there is no way we can have this kind of meeting without raising that.
“This is a civilian administration; it is a democracy; and
it is imperative and very important that all institutions of democracy operate
within the ambit of the rule of law.
“There is nowhere, I have said it before, that police will
behave in a democracy like a clan of tribesmen, like upgraded barbarians sort
of. So, there is a need for us to act with civility. We are not saying that
anybody should be protected and defended. Once you have committed an offence,
our law says you should answer it, but you just have to utilize the provision
of the constitution, the rule of law and this administration of Buhari has
overemphasised that in order to bring people to book.
“But a situation where people are wheeled to court, that
doesn’t give good image of our democracy. I have not seen a democracy where
people are wheeled to court when they are not in the proper frame of mind and
they are forced to undergo trial. Whatever it is, even if Dino is pretending as
some have said in some sections of the media, he cannot pretend forever. He is
there; he will not run away; he is a senator and he can be tried any time he is
in a proper frame of mind.
“As a lawyer, I can tell you that any judge that assesses an
accused person who is not in a proper frame of mind, even if the accused person
pleads guilty, he is duty bound by law to record a plea of guilty if he is not
satisfied as to the soundness of the mind of the accused person.
“So the emphasis is there and I believe the president being
a listening president will definitely take steps and do something about it.”
Mr speaker you are wrong here,you said nowhere, but go and asks of Hussain Mubarak of Eggipt. And why did Dino jumped out of a moving vehicle??, if he has no skeleton in his cupboard,??? Answer ALL Questions
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