SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, (THEWILL) – The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday spoke on the crisis between him and the lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye by stating that “when a child lacks proper parental care and upbringing, such becomes a problem to the society”.
Addressing State House Correspondents after meeting with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, he continued that “if the society does not take steps to correct such child, at such time the government would be faced with the task of controlling such. That is what is happening in Kogi State.”
THEWILL had reported Melaye as stating on Tuesday that his state has become unsafe since Yahaya Bello was sworn in as governor, and that a state of emergency should be declared in Kogi State.
But insisting that there was no crisis in the state, the governor said, “Kogi State is living in peace, projects are on, we are all happy over there, salaries are paid at the right time”.
On the allegation by the lawmaker that Bello is sponsoring efforts to recall him from the Senate with the release of N200 million to each of the seven local governments area in Kogi West, Bello said “That is his imagination. The good people of Okunland and indeed west senatorial district have learnt from a bitter mistake of not taming and social deviance early enough and they have decided to take lawful steps in recall their senator.”
He has the following words for the Senate, “let me rather admonish the Senate that, that is an institution that is held in respect and I think the Senate and indeed the National Assembly is made of men of integrity and good character. I think it is necessary it checks any social deviance within it.”
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