Attack on Tinubu: Traditional ruler threatens Melaye

Agoro, a politician and religious leader threatened to drag Melaye to court for damaging the reputation of the citizenry in the eyes of the world. “I could have taken him court, if not for anything, because we don’t expect characters like him in the Senate. He should be made to face the music,” he said. Recall that during the plenary session on Tuesday, July 12, Melaye and Tinubu were engaged in brawl. Melaye allegedly threatened to beat up Tinubu and made some defamatory remarks. Speaking on Wednesday, July 27, at his Oluyole home in Ibadan,    the traditional ruler said Melaye should be sanctioned as it would prevent any lawmaker from such shameful and graceful conduct.

 Agoro said: “No wonder, former President Olusegun Obasanjo,
without mincing words, told the whole world that the National Assembly is full of corrupt legislators. That was a weighty statement. When you say corruption, you are not limiting it to taking bribe. It could be immoral. By what he did on the floor of the Senate, I will say Melaye has committed immorality.

 “For this young man to have lost morality and commonsense on the floor of the hallowed chamber, to have threatened to beat up a woman, that was too much. You don’t say you want to beat up another man’s wife on the hallowed chamber; forget who the husband is. “That issue is beyond political scene. It raises the question of morality. When a man says he will beat up another man’s wife and even impregnate her, it means the man has admitted to be a rapist.” According to him, the police should have intervened in the matter by now as it was a matter that should have been taken beyond the floor of the Senate. He said Melaye has been so reckless ever since he became a senator. The brawl between Melaye and Tinubu had stirred so much controversy as Nigerians tongue-lashed the two senators.

 Some women took to the streets to protest against Melaye’s action. In reaction, Melaye accused Tinubu of giving N75m to APC women leader in Lagos, Kemi Nelson to stage a protest against him. Some women under the aegis of Kogi Women Support Dino, KWSD, threw their weight behind Melaye, saying Senator Tinubu must apologise to him for purportedly calling him a thug and dog. After so much drama, Melaye said he had moved on as great minds don’t dwell on issues. Also Senator Tinubu said she had forgiven Melaye as Christian.