Senator Dino Melaye on Wednesday made a dramatic return to the Nigerian Senate, in a cervical collar and with a walking stick, declaring his intention to cross-carpet to the opposition party, PDP.
This is the first time Melaye is attending plenary in over one month.
The senator, representing Kogi West had been arraigned before Abuja and Kogi State courts over alleged gun-running, attempted suicide, among others, charges he said were politically motivated due to his penchant for speaking truth to power.
In clutches and with neck support, Melaye said he was no longer comfortable sitting on his seat at the wing of the All Progressive Congress (APC), saying he would cross over to the wing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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