The Senator representing Kogi East, Dino Melaye has directed some verbal barbs towards the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.

On Wednesday, January 27, at the inauguration ceremony of the new governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, Melaye called Yakubu Dogara the ‘speaker by force’ of the House of Representatives.

In contrast however, while acknowledging the dignitaries in his welcome address, Melaye referred to Bukola Saraki as the ‘the irremovable president’.

Aside from his verbal barbs, Melaye urged the people of the state to support their new governor as he plans to transform the state as it was God who made it possible for him to emerge considering the circumstances.

“I have the privilege to appreciate the best chairman of the best political party in south of the Sahara and north of the Lipopo, former governor, former permanent secretary, the only authentic chairman that produced the most transparent president in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun,” he said.

“May I also have the honour and privilege to introduce the representative of the irremovable president of the senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, ably represented here today by the chairman of the committee on works, former governor of Kano state, Senator Kabiru Gaya.”

“May I also have the privilege to introduce the speaker by force of the house of representatives ably represented here by Hon. Pategi, talking about Hon. Yakubu Dogara.

“Kogi state said yes to Abubakar Audu, the entire north-central said yes to Abubakar Audu but the Almighty voted for Yahaya Bello. Give 3 eeyaaaa to the PDP.”

Melaye, who was not done with his shade-throwing went ahead to taunt the immediate former governor of the state, Idris Wada and his deputy, Yomi Awoniyi.

He sang: “Bye bye to jakujaku! Bye bye to WadaWada! Insha Allah! Bye bye to jakujaku. We are here to make history. There is no better time to ameliorate to palliate, to correct all the rubbish and beautiful nonsense that has bedeviled our state for the past 12 years.”

“I want to apologise on behalf of the outgoing government of Kogi state for the rigorous exercise of coming into Kogi state. The roads are bad, students are not in school, salaries have not been paid.”

“Someone told me that even the political appointees of the governor have not received salary in four months. I assure you that the era of change is here. Today a minority in Kogi state is the governor of Kogi state,” Melaye boomed.