We have no hands in Melaye’s travails – Kogi govt

The Kogi State Government has distanced itself from claims by
Senator Dino Melaye that it was behind his recall process.

The Director General on Media and Publicity to the Governor,
Kingsley Fanwo, who spoke on behalf of the state government said it
was “untrue” that the State Government was behind the travails of
the embattled Senator.

According to him, claims by the Senator on his twitter handle to
the effect that officials of government attended the proceedings
were “false and misleading”.

“We saw the tweet by the Senator that the Attorney General of
the State was at the Federal High Court today where the court gave
a legal nod to the process of his recall.

“To set the record straight, neither the Attorney General nor
any state official was at the said court today. We are not a party
to the suit which was between the Senator and INEC. We urge the
Senator to face realities in his battle with the people of his
constituency.

“We consider such falsehood unnecessary as we have no interest
in the issues that were determined. The Attorney General is a
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, a sound legal luminary who is never
known for defending fraud and corruption; a man who is highly
respected in legal circles.

“The Attorney General of the State was busy attending meetings
both in his office and Government House today. He was busy with
official duties.

“We urge our law enforcement agencies to ensure that those
jubilating over the outcome of the legal battle do so within the
ambit of the law without jeopardizing the public peace.”

The Kogi State Government has distanced itself from claims by
Senator Dino Melaye that it was behind his recall process.

The Director General on Media and Publicity to the Governor,
Kingsley Fanwo, who spoke on behalf of the state government said it
was “untrue” that the State Government was behind the travails of
the embattled Senator.

According to him, claims by the Senator on his twitter handle to
the effect that officials of government attended the proceedings
were “false and misleading”.

“We saw the tweet by the Senator that the Attorney General of
the State was at the Federal High Court today where the court gave
a legal nod to the process of his recall.

“To set the record straight, neither the Attorney General nor
any state official was at the said court today. We are not a party
to the suit which was between the Senator and INEC. We urge the
Senator to face realities in his battle with the people of his
constituency.

“We consider such falsehood unnecessary as we have no interest
in the issues that were determined. The Attorney General is a
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, a sound legal luminary who is never
known for defending fraud and corruption; a man who is highly
respected in legal circles.

“The Attorney General of the State was busy attending meetings
both in his office and Government House today. He was busy with
official duties.

“We urge our law enforcement agencies to ensure that those
jubilating over the outcome of the legal battle do so within the
ambit of the law without jeopardizing the public peace.”