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The Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Ibrahim Garba who appeared before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on Monday  publicly disclosed that Sen. Dino Melaye graduated from the institution.

Prof. Garba who said the senator finished with a third class degree in Geography in the third semester of the 1998/1999 academic session laid bare before the lawmakers their colleague’s academic qualification:

“From the records I know Sen. Dino Melaye, who was formerly  known as Jonah Daniel Melaye as former student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and I know him to be the distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“From the records of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria , Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye who was at that time named Daniel Jonah Melaye graduated with a third class degree of the Bachelors of Art in Geography in the year 2000. And by this he is a graduate of the university.

“In my honour I  reaffirm that Sen. Dino Melaye graduated as Daniel  Jonah Melaye during the third semester  of the 1998/1999 academic session  with a third class degree in Geography, that is Bachelors of Arts in Geography.”

Sen. Dino Melaye who came to the Senate armed with  documents of his academic qualifications presented his Offer of Admission letter dated September 6, 1994; Letter of Acceptance of Admission; NYSC Discharge Certificate and evidence of other post graduate degrees obtained in different institutions.

The Senator who testified before the Committee said:

“I thank you for the invitation and I want to state my unequivocal confidence in this committee to do justice to this matter. I have few documents I would also want to tender to the committee and before I do that I also want to state with every sense of responsibility  that  I am a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

“I gained admission with an offer of admission on the 6th of September, 1994 and the admission is to study Bachelor of Arts Geography and a copy of that admission letter will be tendered. I also have a second document to tender, my acceptance of the offer by the university. I also have the third document to tender which is my result from the Ahmadu Bello University certifying me a graduate  of the school.

“I also have here a document for my registration that I tendered  where I have C5 in CRS, A3 in Agric, C6 in Economics, C6 in Geography, C6 in Biology and a credit in English. I will also tender that as evidence.

“After my graduation for the Ahmadu Bello University, the school sent my name to the NYSC for the mandatory Service and I participated in the one year NYSC. I served in Police College Kaduna and by the grace of God, that year I won the National Prize of the DG and it is on record and verifiable and I beg to tender my discharge certificate from NYSC.

“When I went back to Ahmadu Bello University again to study Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy but because I am already known all over  as Dino Melaye. My name as an undergraduate was Daniel Jonah Melaye. Jonah is actually my father’s name, so that is what I have on my university certificate.

“But Because I am now popularly known as Dino I applied to the court and asked that I needed an affidavit for change of name before my admission and I submitted it to ABU. I will tender my identity cards and I came here with a copy of my final year project duly signed by my head of department in the Faculty of Arts as it was then called.”

The Senate ethics committee has also been given the green light to proceed with investigation of the President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki on his alleged importation of an uncleared bulletproof Range Rover Sports Utility vehicle.