Melaye, who made this claim while addressing his supporters at his constituency office in Kabba on Sunday, however dismissed the threat to recall him as a joke.
He further alleged that 30 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who refused to collect the money and append their signature on the recall form distributed “by the Kogi State government, have been arrested by the police”.
“Quote me, Governor Yahaya Bello has released N200 million to each of the seven councils in my Senatorial district to facilitate my recall from the Senate.
“The money has been released but they are facing resistance in all the polling units, as people refused to sign the recall form. But he is a joker, my achievements speak for me.
“So far, about 30 persons, including the Ward/Unit chairman in Ife/Olukotun, Mosunmola Shittu, have been arrested on the government’s orders. Everywhere they go, they are facing resistance and have not been able to get signatures because the people are resisting them,” Melaye said.
This was as a Kabba chief, Ayodele Olukore, expressed the support of members of the senatorial district for Melaye, saying: “We are all supporting him. Nobody can remove Dino.
“He is working for us seriously in Kogi West. All they are doing is under government house directive, and they have already met their waterloo.”
