Dino Melaye’s N50,000 book is ‘cut and paste of newspaper articles’ – Sowore

The Publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, has described the N50,000 book recently launched by Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye as “cut and paste of newspaper articles.”
Sowore made the claim during the launch of Sahara Reporters’ civic media lab in Lagos.

According to Sowore,“What prof. briefly mentioned about the launching in Abuja was the book launch of Dino Melaye, that has been very gut-wrenching for a lot of us.
“We have been looking for that book in bookstores in Abuja, it has not been made available because we can’t afford it. It is N50,000 — just to buy cut and paste of newspaper articles.”

Malaye had on May 15, 2017 launched a book titled ‘Antidotes for Corruption’ in Abuja.

The book launch had major political gladiators from across the county gracing the occasion.

Among those present are, the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, former First Lady, Dr. Dame Patience Jonathan. However......


Controversial Senator, Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district has specifically ordered that online platforms covering Senate plenary would no longer participate in his press briefings.
This was manifested on Friday, when he held a press briefing at his residence located at Mississippi, Maitama district in Abuja, but strictly inviting only the print and electronic media.

The press briefing, however, was over Kogi governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello’s involvement in double registration of permanent voter’s card.
There are over 10 online platforms and several newspapers as well as TV stations accredited to cover National Assembly proceedings.

Unfortunately, for online platforms on Friday, Mr. Melaye had previously arranged through the Senate Press Corps leadership that ‘Online platforms’ be left out of his events.

His disposition to online platforms was further shown on Tuesday, when he suggested that Nigeria Space and Research Development Agency (NARSDA), an agency of government shut down terrestrial space for Sahara reporters which he accused of unethical practices.
Meanwhile, several calls put across to Senator Dino Melaye to confirm the development went unanswered.