Dino Melaye Hails Jonathan Over Oduah, Others Sack, Says ‘I’m Vindicated’

dino_melayeThe Executive Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Network and former member of the House of Representatives, Otunba Dino Melaye, Wednesday described the sacking of some ministers by President Goodluck Jonathan as a vindication of his anti-corruption campaign.

Melaye, in a statement in Abuja, vowed that his group would commence criminal proceedings against the former Ministers of Niger Delta Affairs and Aviation, Godsday Orubebe and Ms. Stella Oduah respectively.

The president had on Wednesday announced that he had accepted the resignations of Caleb Olubolade (Minister of Police Affairs), Yerima Ngama (Minister of State for Finance), Orubebe and Oduah, whose tenure in the aviation ministry of recent has been marred in corruption and certificate forgery controversies.

Melaye, however, stressed that the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, ought to have been shown the exit door alongside her colleagues.

“I am vindicated. Power truly belongs to the people”, Melaye said, adding, “When we protested against two of these ex-ministers, many abused us; but today we are happy.

“We salute the courage of Mr. President, although he delayed too much because they ought to have been fired before now.

“We submitted a report indicting the three ministers to the United States last year; Stella Oduah, Godsday Orubebe and Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke. Deziani too must go. The President must take hard decisions in the interest of Nigerians.

“Now that they have been sacked, we will institute criminal charges against Orubebe and Oduah. The voice of the people is the voice of God”, he said.