Senator Dino Melaye has denied being part of the lawmakers that booed President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2019 budget presentation before a joint session of the National Assembly on December 19, 2018.

Melaye, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he was absent at the House of Representatives chamber, venue of the budget presentation on that day, let alone partake in jeering the president.

Daily Trust recalls that some lawmakers, mainly of the opposition PDP, jeered the president during the budget presentation. But they were countered by their All Progressives Congress (APC) counterparts, who cheered the president.

Apparently disturbed by the development, Buhari had to pause to caution the lawmakers, saying “May I remind Honourable members that the world is watching us, and we should be above this.”


Since the incident, there have been reports in the social media that the booing was led by the Kogi senator.

But Melaye, in his first reaction to the social media reports, said in a statement by his media aide, Gideon Ayodele, on Saturday evening that those that kept calling his name on the incident lied against him.

Our correspondent reports that Melaye’s denial came 24 hours after he surrendered himself to the police following one week siege on his Maitama residence over an alleged case of culpable homicide, an allegation he denied.

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“The attention of Senator Dino Melaye has been drawn to a malicious reference to his person on the social media as one of the lawmakers who booed President Muhammadu Buhari during his 2019 Budget presentation before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.

“Before now, he had refused to refute the mischievious social media fabrication for what it is – a cheap lie – Senator Dino Melaye was not in the National Assembly that day.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye was absent at the televised 2019 Budget Presentation session and hereby challenges anyone with contrary proof to come forward with such.

“By his nature, Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye is not one who speaks and cannot defend his action at the same time. Whatever he says or does, he stands by his actions no matter whose ox is gored,” ‎he said.


https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/melaye-denies-booing-buhari-at-budget-presentation.html

He started the booing. Police should kill him if they want to

Tiger don turn musu

What is Dino scared of?


Pikin fit play with him mama bress anyhow, no be him papa ballz

O se ti go

Common sense that is not common

Both Dino and police are not matured

hisexcellency34:
He started the booing. Police should kill him if they want to

There is freedom of speech

Maybe you mean freedom after speech is not guaranteed!!!

Buhari is a mature democrats

hisexcellency34:
He started the booing. Police should kill him if they want to

Yes, we the APC want him executed so that our baba will be very happy going into the elections.

We the APC are ready to eliminate those who oppose buhari here in nairaland.

We will make sure Dino is killed before the election.

Inshallah

If them carry Dino go kirikiri maximum for two weeks, my guy go confess all the sins wey him don commit, even the ones wey him never do.

buhari is playing politics of bitterness if not why dino melaye case different from others .dino boo buhari n so what




I don know if anyone here remember a news that was posted on nairaland here that buhari swore to deal with those that boo him

JasonScoolari:
Yes, we the APC want him executed so that our baba will be very happy going into the elections.

We the APC are ready to eliminate those who oppose buhari here in nairaland.

We will make sure Dino is killed before the election.

Inshallah

Join APC and all is forgiven bruv. Which campaign vehicle do you want? Camry? Honda?

Was he arrested for booing Buhari or what?

Dino meliar...so you are not brave at all...ode oshi

hisexcellency34:
He started the booing. Police should kill him if they want to

Really?

And you can't create an ant..

Wow.. Daily Trust must have a monitoring satellite all over Nigeria
24 hours and dem don land his interrogation by NPF

Oshigun:


Join APC and all is forgiven bruv. Which campaign vehicle do you want? Camry? Honda?

We the APC will leave no stone unturned till Dino kicks the bucket, we will eliminate him completely to please baba.

We want to see him die in detention.

Inshallah.

JasonScoolari:
Yes, we the APC want him executed so that our baba will be very happy going into the elections.

We the APC are ready to eliminate those who oppose buhari here in nairaland.

We will make sure Dino is killed before the election.

Inshallah

impersonator keep quiet there

So, is that why Buhari is hunting him via Idris?

this guy is extremely scared. Sai Buhari

bender79:
impersonator keep quiet there

We the APC will leave no stone unturned till Dino kicks the bucket, we will eliminate him completely to please baba.


We want to see him die in detention.


Inshallah.

Dino must have given APC the grief of their lives.

Even when he was evidently absent on the day of budget presentation, APC still saw him in their nightmare!

See as BMCs have invaded the thread to talk about a man who was nowhere near the vicinity of the venue.

so I have been vindicated when I said Buhari is arresting him because of that Boo episode which is proof Buhari is not a democrat

Just two days in custody, Dino is changing from fast rap to mellow blues!

JasonScoolari:
We the APC will leave no stone unturned till Dino kicks the bucket, we will eliminate him completely to please baba.

We want to see him die in detention.

Inshallah.

Well, he has the option of behaving himself and stop hiding on trees.

sarrki:




There is freedom of speech

Maybe you mean freedom after speech is not guaranteed!!!

Buhari is a mature democrats

Please go back to school

Oshigun:


Well, he has the option of behaving himself and stop hiding on trees.

Yeah, we the APC will do everything within our powers to crumble Dino and kill him.

We are going to give buhari Dino's corpse as a sacrifice.

Inshallah.

DesChyko:
Wow.. Daily Trust must have a monitoring satellite all over Nigeria
24 hours and dem don land his interrogation by NPF

lazy uth go back and read

trust nigerian police,they know how to correct somones brain

what is going on here....??...shey prison don reset his brain ni.....??

better he learns kissing police boots....

hahahahaha...in the video a police lady was saying which type wahala is this....??

that video was so funny....

another police was sayin na movie star....

Apparently disturbed by the development, Buhari had to pause to caution the lawmakers, saying “May I remind Honourable members that the world is watching us, and we should be above this.”

Word on marble

How about those bentleys in his garage??

Is he stylish begging?