The Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University(ABU), Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garba has confirmed to the Senate during probe that senator Dino Melaye truly graduated from the university in the year 2000.

The VC made the confirmation before the Senate’s Committee on Ethics and Privileges wherein a copy of the statement of result and other documents of Senator Dino Melaye who represents Kogi West in the Senate under the All Progressives Congress party, APC were tendered.

He however said that Senator Dino Melaye graduated as Daniel Jonah Melaye with a third class degree in Bachelor of Arts ( Honours) in Geography.


However, in his defense of the name, Daniel Jonah Melaye, Senator Dino Melaye said he officially changed his name from Daniel Melaye to Dino Melaye and that he is ready to tender the affidavit.

To prove further that he did graduated from ABU, Senator Melaye also presented documents such as his Acceptance letter, acceptance of offer of admission, result from ABU, final year project, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, dispatch letter.

Senator Melaye who equally tendered his WAEC certificate also said that ABU sent his name to NYSC and that he served at the Police College, Kaduna.


ABU VC, Prof. Ibrahim Garba at the senate hearing on certificate scandal involving Senator Dino Melaye
However, when asked by Sen Urhoghide on where his original certificate is, Senator Dino said although he was yet to collect the original certificate from ABU, that he would collect it soon.

After the confirmation from the VC, Professor Garba took his leave from the Committee while the Senators on Ethics Committee grilled Sen. Ali Ndume on whether he was fair to his colleague, Melaye when he raised the certificate allegations.

In his defense, Senator Ndume backtracked, Saying he did not petition the senate. That he only raised a point of order on privilege. He also said that he did not expect the matter to generate the heat it generated but haven listened to the ABU’s Vice Chancellor, he agrees with him that Senator Melaye did graduated from the institution.

He said, “since Dino has defended himself and the VC has concurred, and a copy of the NYSC certificate presented, there is no big deal,” said Ndume.

Senator Ali Ndume said that he relied only on what he read in the papers to raise a point of Order against Melaye.

It would be recalled that the Senate directed its Committee on Ethics to prob the alleged certificate scandal levelled against Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West by an online medium that he did not graduate from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Responding after the confirmation, the Senate Ethics Committee said Senator Dino Melaye’s NYSC certificate shows he got it from 9 July 2000 to July 8, 2001 based on documents tendered.

Justuceleague2:
What's this then? Dino is home free?

g4everybody:


Dino Melaye is an authentic graduate of ABU. Sahara reporters is just trying to save face instead of facing the 5b naira suits. Only fools and uneducated folks stil take those guys serious

mykelmeezy:
from senators attending to irrelevant issues to useless threads on fp


if buhari cant bring ssce result why should dino



Nigeria is mad
senators are mad
many Nigerians are mad too

no body is asking reasonable questions anymore



where is 2017 budget??

hoe does the dollar drop affect price of goods

how do we curb herdsmen menace


its ali uniform n bbn and Dino result n otobo 3some we r worried about


mtsheww

g4everybody:


Have u observed that it is only Sahara reporters and Nairaland with other useless blog that is carrying such news. Other National dailies such as Punch, Vanguard, tribune, thisday, premier Times and Guardian newspaper are more interested in serious National issue than these petty accusation and counter accusation

g4everybody:


Dino Melaye is an authentic graduate of ABU. Sahara reporters is just trying to save face instead of facing the 5b naira suits. Only fools and uneducated folks stil take those guys serious

g4everybody:


Have u observed that it is only Sahara reporters and Nairaland with other useless blog that is carrying such news. Other National dailies such as Punch, Vanguard, tribune, thisday, premier Times and Guardian newspaper are more interested in serious National issue than these petty accusation and counter accusation

g4everybody:


Dino Melaye is an authentic graduate of ABU. Sahara reporters is just trying to save face instead of facing the 5b naira suits. Only fools and uneducated folks stil take those guys serious

GambaOsaka:


"Uneducated" ?

What do you know about education ?