Kabba Day 2017: Melaye Makes Triumphant Entry To Kogi [Real Gist]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206891_fbimg1509801943569_jpegf1bd085e3b918a50260be088424d0715" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="480" src="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206891_fbimg1509801943569_jpegf1bd085e3b918a50260be088424d0715" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Press Release</span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">* Avoids state govt-sponsored violence </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Senator representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, today made a triumphant entry to Kogi State to witness the 2017 edition of the annual Kabba Day celebrations.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Melaye equally stole the show at the prestigious event attended by prominent sons and daughters of Okun land and meant to showcase the rich cultural heritage of Kabba people.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The lawmaker was hailed by supporters and admirers on arrival at the Kabba township stadium venue of the event before he delivered a goodwill message to the admiration of his constituents and guests alike present.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile, trouble started when Senator Melaye, who was about leaving the venue on his own volition, was accosted by hired thugs led by the member representing Ajaokuta local government in the State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Bello.</span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206892_fbimg1509801937530_jpeg06948395ebe1306120b4edb92900b60e" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206892_fbimg1509801937530_jpeg06948395ebe1306120b4edb92900b60e" width="480" /></a></div> <div> <span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Apparently, Melaye's superlative outing had angered them as information filtered in that Governor Yahaya Bello, who was in Kabba town in one of the hotels (Golden Grand Royale) owned by the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mathew Kolawole, could not come to the venue at the same time with Melaye.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The thugs thereafter threw sachets of water at the convoy of Senator Melaye on his way of the stadium in order to vent their anger on behalf of Bello. Fear of Melaye stopped Gov Yahaya from coming to the venue after arriving Kabba.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The chief of staff to the governor, Edward Onoja, was also seen with another group of thugs at the Senator Melaye's new Constituency Office, shooting sporadically, apparently with a belief that the cerebral lawmaker was at the building to commission the facility.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Signed </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gideon Ayodele</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">SA, Media to Senator Dino Melaye.</span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206893_fbimg1509801940164_jpeg0cb50902270f6451bf57f2a69ca7fc43" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206893_fbimg1509801940164_jpeg0cb50902270f6451bf57f2a69ca7fc43" width="480" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206894_fbimg1509801934488_jpeg7fd8264124de190f878e881f3d9ee59f" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206894_fbimg1509801934488_jpeg7fd8264124de190f878e881f3d9ee59f" width="480" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206892_fbimg1509801937530_jpeg06948395ebe1306120b4edb92900b60e" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/6206892_fbimg1509801937530_jpeg06948395ebe1306120b4edb92900b60e" width="480" /></a></div>

Kabba Day 2017: Melaye Makes Triumphant Entry To Kogi [Real Gist]

Press Release * Avoids state govt-sponsored violence  Senator representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, today made a triumphant entr...

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