Melaye To Remi Tinubu: "I Will Beat You, Impregnate You"

PREMIUM TIMES has obtained further details of the
altercation between Senators Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi) and
Remi Tinubu (APC-Lagos) which saw both lawmakers
calling each other names and charging at each other.
Those who witnessed the incident, which occurred during a
closed-door meeting held by senators on Tuesday, said
trouble started when Mr. Melaye urged the Senate to
descend heavily on members who had offered to serve as
prosecution witnesses in the ongoing forgery case against
Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike
Ekweremadu.
The Kogi senator is said to have accused the senators of
being used by the presidency to destabilise the Senate and
warned them to be ready to face the consequences of their
action.
“You should go and tell those who sent you that nobody, I
said nobody, no matter who he is, can ever control this
Senate, ” Mr. Melaye was quoted as saying as he pointed at
the affected senators, his face contorted in rage.
Our sources said when Mrs. Tinubu was recognised to
speak, she rose, and said, “I’m just wondering why
whenever Senator Dino speaks in this chamber, he is
always threatening people and behaving childishly and at
times like a thug.
“I think he needs to know that every senator here
represents their constituencies. And that there is no need
to threaten anyone.
“We are seeking and working towards reconciliation, yet
you are busy issuing threats.”
One of our sources said at this point, Mr. Melaye jumped
up from his seat and charged towards Mrs. Tinubu, saying,
“Look this is not Bourdillon (referring to the famous Lagos
residence of Mrs Tinubu’s politician husband). I will beat
you up, ….. impregnate you and nothing will happen.”
Witnesses said as Mr. Melaye charged towards the Lagos
senator, other senators, especially those from the South-
West geopolitical zone, waded in and shielded Mrs. Tinubu
from attack, and then calmed her down.
A few other senators also prevailed on Mr. Melaye to take
it easy and let peace reign, sources said.
“We had to move in to save the situation because he had
already overwhelmed her with his voice,” one of the
senators, who calmed Mrs. Tinubu down, said.
“Many dirty thing do happen during closed-door sessions,
but people don’t get to hear about it,” another senator said.
“But now that the senate is divided, proceedings at
executive sessions are being leaked to the press.
“Yesterday was one of such dirty sessions, there was
ramblings, uproar and profanities. It was so sad.”
Also during the meeting, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP-
Abia) called on the Senate to go for President Muhammadu
Buhari’s “jugular”.
When colleagues asked him what he meant, the senator
said it had become clear that Mr. Buhari had no respect for
the Senate and that the time had come for him to be
impeached.
Mr. Abaribe said the president was encouraging his
subordinates to disrespect the upper chamber and that
only two options were now open to the senate – go for the
president’s jugular (impeachment) or continue to seek
reconciliation that might not work.
Mr. Melaye on Wednesday morning said reports that he
was planning to initiate impeachment proceeding against
President Buhari were untrue. But he was silent on reports
that he threatened Senator Tinubu or used the “F” word on
her.
The Kogi senator could not be reached to comment for this
story. Calls to his known telephone number failed to
connect.
Mrs. Tinubu too did not answer or return multiple calls
made to her by PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday morning.