Information reaching us right now has it that Senator Dino Melaye has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The lawmaker who has been away for over one month from the Senate, made a surprise appearance at the chamber on clutches and neck support on Wednesday May 30th, 2018.
It is no news that the Senator was before now arrested by the Nigerian Police over alleged conspiracy and illegal possession of firearms and was subsequently admitted at the intensive care unit of the National Hospital, Abuja.
Dino Melaye shocked his fellow APC senators when he made a request saying… “I have a request to you Mr President. Because of the trauma I went through and I’m still going through, I want to seek your indulgence that you will call on the Sergeant-At-Arms to look for a comfortable seat for me on this side of the divide (pointing at the PDP wing).”
“I’m no longer comfortable sitting here. So I want to ask the Senate President that you mandate the Sergeant-At-Arms tomorrow to look for a seat for me on this other divide of the chamber.”
“Before you do that today, through the help of my walking sticks I will take a comfortable seat close to Papa General, Senator David Mark (PDP), pending when you get me a comfortable seat on this side.”
Interestingly, the opposition members were very happy to welcome him to their wing with great joy and jubilation as Senator Ben Bruce and others helped him to his new seat.