Fake Results Report: Why Sahara Reporters Are After Me – Senator Dino Melaye

By Philips Sunday

Abuja, (AN24) – Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has revealed why United States based online news platform, Sahara Reports are after him.

The vocal senator who berated Sahara Reporters over a report that he does not have a university degree, stressed that the online news platform make use of his name as a marketing tool to drive traffic to their medium.

Melaye added that he has accepted the senate’s resolution to investigate the allegation that he does not have a university degree, even though he has seven, and is in the process of bagging the eighth.

Howvever, Melaye’s omments is coming few hours after Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, moved a motion that the matter be investigated to clear Melaye and Senate President Bukola Saraki, who was accused of importing an SUV into the country with fake customs papers.

Speaking at the plenary, Ndume said: “In the PUNCH of today, page 16 and with your permission I will want to lay it and it says ‘Dino Melaye in first degree certificate scandal’ and it goes on and on.

“I will therefore appeal to the senate to investigate and our colleagues will be cleared and this senate will stand as it suppose to.” Ndume told his colleagues.

The motion was further referred to the Senate committee on ethics to investigate the fake results allegation.

Reacting to the development during a chat with newsmen after Tuesday’s plenary, Melaye stressed that no senator is above investigation.

According to him,  “We welcome the development. It will finally clear the air of all malicious allegations,” Melaye told journalists.

“Sahara reporters are obsessed with me. They use me for marketing and whenever their profile and patronage is down they use me to generate traffic. I will not be surprised if by tomorrow Sahara reporters say that I am not a Nigerian.

“To say that I did not graduate from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) zaria is to say that I am not a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” Melaye opined.