THISDAY

Dino Melaye : Let No Man Touch

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How would someone for the life of me, attempt to assassinat­e a graduate of geography. This is prepostero­us, a country is suffering from the scarcity of egg heads and then some funny people are now planning to reduce further the numbers by the brazen attempt on the life of a full graduate from the prestigiou­s Ahmadu Bello University. I thank God this did not succeed o or what would we have done with the academic gown we so gleefully wore to the Senate some few weeks ago. The sad news got to me while I was in the other room and immediatel­y, I placed a call to the Vice Chancellor in a bid to ensure that the story I was hearing was not true. Nothing and I repeat nothing must happen to the most famous alumnus of the institutio­n. Thankfully, the Vice Chancellor confirmed that our principal escaped unhurt and would only in a few days launch a massive social campaign tagged #meettherea­lDino. Me I know the real Dino and do not have to wait for the campaign to meet the real man. He is a powerfully connected man, a world scholar with seven degrees and a well-known musician whose latest single blew up the internet. Those who are planning his demise will do Nigeria a great disservice and I must warn them to desist and join hands in the movement that should see our oga aim for the Presidency come 2019. Abi all these disturbanc­e cannot be for nothing. But on a more serious note, if this assassinat­ion attempt is for real, then we must start to look very seriously at the wantonness that comes with the game of politics. The human life is sacred and must be respected and handled with dignity. Nothing justifies a loss of life and as such all lives must be protected and the Government retains that sole responsibi­lity of protecting life and property as per the social contract signed with the people. So to the would-be assassins, I give you all seven days notice, to send a written apology to the Senate stating very clearly your resolve to desist from such nefarious acts failure which...............

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