Apologise to Tinubu or face criminal charges, Group tells Melaye
Women under the aegis of Concern Group
on Monday staged a peaceful protest in Lagos where they condemned in
strong terms the verbal attack on Senator Oluremi Tinubu by her
colleague from Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye.
The women representing three senatorial
districts in Lagos State, said they were shocked and saddened by the
derogatory attack of Melaye against Tinubu during the closed door
session of the Senate on July 12 where he (Melaye) allegedly threatened
to beat up and impregnate Senator Tinubu.
The protesters, who displayed placards
of various inscription such as “Melaye, Senate is not your father’s
house; Dino, leave Tinubu alone; We say no to violence against women;
Women folks stand up against Dino, among others, said Melaye’s action
was not only highly condemnable and disgraceful but also disgusting,
irritating, shameful and most embarrassing to the collective psyche of
not only the women folks but to the entire nation.
They added that the obvious avalanche
reactions to the disgraceful action of the Kogi Senator was a testament
to the fact that such action was unbecoming of a distinguished Senator
of the federal republic.
While delivering a protest letter to the
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos House in
Alausa for onward transmission to President Muhammadu Buhari, leader of
the group, Mrs. Anike Adekanye said with the development, Melaye had
exhibited convincingly that he lacked the “poise, panache, fitness and
minimum character to occupy a seat among sane, revered and distinguished
men and women in the hallowed chamber of the sacrosanct Nigeria
Senate.”
According to Adekanye, “Dino Melaye’s
uncouth and unguarded vituperation towards Senator Oluremi Tinubu has
not only brought unquantifiable shame to himself and Kogi West, but also
to the Senate and the entire country.
“On this note, we the Concern Group
condemned in very strong term Dino Melaye’s assault on Senator Oluremi
Tinubu and therefore call on him to tender unreserved public apology to
the hallowed chamber of the Senate and more importantly to the person of
Senator Oluremi Tinubu and the entire Nigerians which he has brought
into great disrepute.”
The group urged President Buhari to
direct relevant security agencies to institute criminal action against
Melaye should he fail to apologise within an acceptable time frame to
serve as deterrent to others as well as send strong signal to young
people who may have erroneously viewed Melaye’s “disgraceful action” as
an ideal conduct in a sane and civilized society.
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