Oh dear, when lawmakers, fathers, assumed role models in the
society fight, lol. By the way, Senator Melaye started it o, he should have
just made his statement without mentioning Gov. Oshiomhole’s name o.
society fight, lol. By the way, Senator Melaye started it o, he should have
just made his statement without mentioning Gov. Oshiomhole’s name o.
You will recall that it was reported on Wednesday that the
senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Mr. Dino Melaye, made
a reference to Governor Oshiomhole’s marriage to his Cape Verdean wife, Iara,
while urging Nigerians to focus on “made-in-Nigeria women”.
senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Mr. Dino Melaye, made
a reference to Governor Oshiomhole’s marriage to his Cape Verdean wife, Iara,
while urging Nigerians to focus on “made-in-Nigeria women”.
He had said, “We will also move in order to encourage
made-in-Nigeria products and begin to talk about made-in-Nigeria women.
made-in-Nigeria products and begin to talk about made-in-Nigeria women.
“Apologies to my uncle, the Governor of Edo State, we must,
as a people, stop paying dowries in dollars and pounds. It is time for my
colleagues here to become born-again.”
as a people, stop paying dowries in dollars and pounds. It is time for my
colleagues here to become born-again.”
Meanwhile the Governor in a statement issued by his Chief
Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhira described the lawmaker as a childish man who cannot
maintain a matrimonial home.
Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhira described the lawmaker as a childish man who cannot
maintain a matrimonial home.
“As a ‘nephew’ of the governor and members of the same
party, we expected Senator Melaye to tender an unreserved public apology to the
Comrade Governor, to no avail.
party, we expected Senator Melaye to tender an unreserved public apology to the
Comrade Governor, to no avail.
“It is an open secret that Senator Melaye cannot maintain a
decent matrimonial home, hence he could descend to this pedestrian level of
using the hallowed chambers to ‘categorise’ women as if they were pieces of
items for purchase. Any responsible individual that is truly worth to be called
a senator, a position that convokes respect, decorum and decent public conduct,
should know the limits of his verbal diarrhoea.”
decent matrimonial home, hence he could descend to this pedestrian level of
using the hallowed chambers to ‘categorise’ women as if they were pieces of
items for purchase. Any responsible individual that is truly worth to be called
a senator, a position that convokes respect, decorum and decent public conduct,
should know the limits of his verbal diarrhoea.”
He said that the liberty to speak freely should not be
abused, saying, “The liberty of free speech guaranteed in the hallowed chambers
does not impose lunacy on anyone to disparage other Nigerians, let alone pry
into their matrimony in a very derisive manner,” the statement said.
abused, saying, “The liberty of free speech guaranteed in the hallowed chambers
does not impose lunacy on anyone to disparage other Nigerians, let alone pry
into their matrimony in a very derisive manner,” the statement said.
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