Melaye Critiques Akpabio's Senate as Tinubu's Department

Dino Melaye, the Deputy Director-General of the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, stated during an interview on Arise Television's Prime Time that the current Senate, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom North), functions as a department under President Bola Tinubu's Villa. Melaye characterized this Senate as the worst in Nigeria's history, asserting that it has failed to fulfill its role in checking the executive branch.

He drew a parallel between an auditor and the audited, suggesting that when they are friends, fraud is likely to occur. This analogy was used to describe the relationship between the executive and legislature under President Tinubu, indicating a lack of accountability and oversight from the Senate.