Embattled Senator Dino Melaye celebrated his 45th birthday on hospital bed, claiming to be unfit to attend court.
According to the Police the lawmaker is in good health. The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Medical, Mr Kaomi Ahmadu, disclosed this to reporters at the Police Hospital, Garki in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
“All this long, we have been managing him and thank God he is in good health now,” he said.
“At any moment, if there is any course for us to invite a specialist or take him to a specialist centre, we oblige him. He also has a respiratory rate of 20 per minute; so, by and large, he is in sound health.”
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Ahmadu also certified that Senator Melaye was medically fit to stand trial in the case of alleged attempted culpable homicide preferred against him by the force.
Although Senator Melaye claimed he needed further and better care, the AIG said the police would continue to provide good and quality medical assistance for the lawmaker.
However, President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Senator representing Bayelsa East constituency, Ben Murray-Bruce on Monday celebrated Senator Melaye on his birthday.
On his verified Twitter handle, Saraki tweeted a photo of the senator having a chat with him on the floor of the Senate, alongside a congratulatory message.
He said, “Happy Birthday Senator @Dino_Melaye. As you celebrate another year, I wish you good health, blessings and the grace of the Almighty.”
Senator Murray-Bruce also shared a photo of the senator, who is currently receiving medical treatment at a police hospital, and wished him a happy birthday, while declaring that history would be kind to him.
He tweeted, “I wish you a healthy 45th birthday my good friend and brother @dino_melaye. True hero of the common man you are. History will forever be kind to you.”
Senator Dino Melaye has been charged with culpable homicide, over an alleged attack on a police sergeant in Kogi State.