Senator on the platform of the
All Progressives Congress Congress, APC, Muhammed Shittu, has lambasted the
Federal Government over the alleged manhandling of Senator from Kogi West, Dino
Melaye by police operatives.
Shittu, a Jigawa State lawmaker
said under the current administration, people can be killed for saying the
truth.
Speaking on the face-off between
Melaye and the police, on the floor of the senate, Shittu said Nigerians did
not vote in APC government to be mistreated.
He said, “The law now works
against people who are perceived to be enemies. You fight for change and this
is the kind of change we are experiencing today. There are proofs and I know
because of what I’ve said, I can be killed. I don’t mind being killed.
“It is good for one to speak the
truth and be killed. What is happening to us today is not fair and we have the
rights to our opinions. Everybody is against the national assembly as if we are
the enemies of this nation.
“We are not enemies. We are
representatives of the people and as such, we must speak the truth. We should
condemn, in totality, what is happening. What is happening is not the change.
“If this is change, I doubt if I
can continue under this kind of environment. And I know a lot of people share a
similar opinion with me.
“This is no change. We didn’t
vote this government to be mistreated. We didn’t vote this government to abuse
court processes and procedures. It’s not fair, we advise the government to
change before it is late.”
Melaye was alleged to have jumped
off a police van in Abuja while being transported to Kogi State to face criminal
charges.
Following the incident, the
lawmaker sustained injuries and is currently at the intensive care unit of the
National Hospital in Abuja.
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