Senator Dino Melaye on Thursday, March 23 filed a N5 billion libel suit against an online media platform, Sahara Reporters.
The senator who represents Kogi west senatorial district, on the platform of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) accused the Sahara Reporters of defamation of character, wrongful accusation, among other charges.
The suit was file at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, at exactly 9am. Melaye, 43, has been embroiled in certificate scandal since Sahara Reporters published a report that the senator never graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he attended his first degree course. (Read Here)
Meanwhile, Senator Melaye has shared a picture of himself during his National Youth Service Corps in Kaduna state as proof that he graduated from school.
In a related development, ABU has made a u-turn concerning the disclosure of Senator Melaye’s academic result and to clear the air on whether he graduated from the school on not.
The university had promised to disclose the true academic qualification of the Kogi senator on Wednesday, March 22 but later ignored calls to make the information public.
