Senator Dino Melaye finally open up on his certificate controversy

Senator Dino Melaye has finally open up about his certificate controversy

Melaye said any individual who is not satisfied with the authenticity of his certificate can rush to court and sue him

Tellforceblog was able to obtain a video of an interview where the Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye, elucidate on the controversy surrounding his first degree certificate acquisition and the suspension of Senator Ali Ndume.

Melaye said, in a Channels TV's programme called Politics Today, he graduated from the university of Ahmadu Belo and that the accusation leveled against him and the Senate President,Bukola Saraki were all lies and have been sorted out by the Senate Committee on Ethics.

However, he failed to give a direct 'yes' or 'no' answer when he was asked if he sincerely has seven degrees, including those from London School of Economics and Harvard University.

Melaye responded by saying: "There is something called investigative journalism, and I'm not going to be ridiculed on a television platform, whatever I have is mine and whatever I said I possessed. Anyone that has an argument against me, the onus is one you to proof it."

Melaye further added that the 6 months suspension given to the senate leader, Senator Ali Ndume, was the Senate’s resolution to discipline members going contrary to the upper chamber's rules.

When asked to clear the air surrounding his year of graduation and NYSC service scheme, the senator said: "That is another lie by Ndume again, Ndume said I served in 1999, my certificate is out, my certificate is bearing 2001, not 1999 but that's another lie that Ndume told. if what I've presented is not true, they should rush to court and sue me."

Recall that Melaye's certificate scandal began when he was accused by Sahara Reporters that he never fulfilled all requirements necessary to graduate from the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, where he claimed he got his first degree from.

Senator Dino Melaye has since been cleared by the VC of ABU, but denied by London School of Economics and Harvard University, that he was never their graduate as alleged by the senator. This is still an ache for Melaye to cure.

In another development, Professor Aloysius Okolie has commended the Senate for suspending Senator Ali Ndume.

Okolie has blasted Senator Ali Ndume saying he merits the suspension by the Senate for trying to blackmail it.

Okolie said: “As a distinguished senator, he should not talk like ordinary man on the street; he must have facts and figures before casting aspersion on anybody."