Less than a week after Dino Melaye, a senator from Kogi State, alleged that he was about to be set up by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, a report has emerged that the Kogi West representative did not graduate from department of geography of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria as he claimed in his resume.
An online tabloid often referred to as the “mouthpiece of the All Progressives Congress, APC”, SaharaReporters, said in a series of tweets that the chairman of the Senate Committee on FCT, failed some courses while at the university.
But the media platform also failed to show that the senator did not move ahead with his studies and graduate from the school.
In a quick response, Senator Melaye challenged the online outfit to sue him and dismissed the story as a ploy to discredit him.
According to SaharaReporters, the examination Officers at ABU Zaria insists that Dino_Melaye never graduated from the geography department.
“They said Dino’s name was not on graduation,” SR said on Monday.
The Examination officers stated that Melaye failed GENS 201, GEOG 307 (Long Field Trip Course), GEOG 404, GEOG 411 and GEOG 426, SR said in another tweet.
Sahara Reporters stated that “In 2016 DG DSS Daura met with one of the Exam Officers from ABU, a DSS team investigated and concluded @Dino_melaye didn’t graduate.”
FLASH: Exam Officers at ABU Zaria insists that @dino_melaye never graduated from Geography, they said Dino's name was not on graduation list
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) March 19, 2017
It alleged that DSS covered up the finding.
But Dino Melaye @dino_melaye told SR that “you and your fake documents. I’m presently a student of ABU pursuing my 7th degree. Go round all the UNIS I attended in digging more.”
“SR you and your fake documents. I’m presently a student of ABU pursuing my 7th degree. Go round all the UNIS I attended in digging more,” the outspoken senator tweeted.
In another tweet, Senator Dino Melaye @dino_melaye, said “Sahara Reporters please sue me and ABU if it is true that I did not graduate from Zaria. Tell Magu to arrest me and prosecute me.”
Sahara Reporters please sue me and ABU if it is true that I did not graduate from Zaria. Tell Magu to arrest me and prosecute me.
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 20, 2017
SR you and your fake documents. I'm presently a student of ABU pursuing my 7th degree. Go round all the UNIS I attended in digging more.
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 20, 2017
I can't be cowed. Still waiting for Sahara to indict me. What happened to the foreign account you reported I have. Na una go tire.
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 20, 2017
Will not be surprise if Sahara Reporters say I'm not a Nigerian. Shame!
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 20, 2017
