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Kogi govt has spent over N10m on Sen Melaye’s recall –Senate

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Kogi govt has spent over N10m on Sen Melaye's recall --Senate

The Senate, on Tuesday, came hard on the Government of Kogi State, over a three-page advertorial it placed in some national dailies, wherein it claimed that the upper chamber does not have powers to void the ongoing recall of Senator Dino Melaye

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who presided over the day’s legislative business, said from the contents of the advertorial, it has become obvious that Kogi State is behind the recall exercise.

Read also: INEC to proceed with Sen Melaye’s recall process

The Red Chamber, called on the Kogi State House of Assembly to investigate the source of the over N10 million spent on the advertorial and recover it. It also urged the State Government to use the funds in paying backlog of salaries owed state workers.

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  1. JOHNSON PETER

    July 11, 2017 at 1:26 pm

    Let them spend more than millions of naira on Dino ‘s recall, they are going to have a futile attempt

    • Balarabe musa

      July 11, 2017 at 5:49 pm

      It’s a big lie that kogi state government spent the money on Dino’s recall, it’s just a ploy to foil his recall which will not work.

    • yanju omotodun

      July 12, 2017 at 7:57 am

      You think so. Let’s watch and see

  2. Animashaun Ayodeji

    July 11, 2017 at 5:01 pm

    While Koginstate Rest kidneys are suffering, the government is busy splashing money on advertorials. What a pity to our useless politicians

    • Anita Kingsley

      July 11, 2017 at 5:14 pm

      Only a mad government will do this. Wasting money on irrelevant things just because they want to prove their superiority over DINo who’s smarter than their father. The state government cannot do anything to recall dino except he decides to be recalled.

  3. Abeni Adebisi

    July 11, 2017 at 5:03 pm

    The Kogi state government ought to know recalling Dino won’t be that easy. No matter how much they decide to spend, Melaye still have the senate’s backing which will always give him an edge over the state government

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