'buhari Declined 15 Bills In One Day' - Dino Melaye


Senator Dino Melaye has revealed how President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly declined and returned 15 bills to the House of Assembly in one day.

Melaye made the comment at the just concluded Osasu Symposium in Abuja. He says that such has never happened anywhere in the world.

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