Senator Remi Tinubu has said that she has forgiven Dino Melaye for allegedly insulting her but will always fight for her rights.
Tinubu said this when members of the Lagos State House of Assembly from Lagos Central and members of the All Progressives Congress caucus, as well as some party leaders paid her a visit.
The two had been at loggerheads for a while with Tinubu claiming that Melaye insulted her while Melaye said she called him a dog.
The back and forth had been going on for about a week now with protests being carried out against Melaye and even Tinubu.
Mrs. Tinubu admitted that she shed tears for the first time when she thought over the events that transpired.
She said “When the Senate President invited me yesterday, I gave my word. You can see the channel I have taken in the aftermath of the event. I reported to the IGP; I wrote to him also, after I waited for one week. When it happened, it was him I went to. I waited for one week and nothing was done. I also wrote to the party (APC) chairman.
“I met with the Senate leadership yesterday (Tuesday) after one week; I met with him (Senate President Bukola Saraki) yesterday. And as a Christian, I said I had already forgiven him (Melaye) for even with the way I was treated. But the point is that what people don’t realise is that I am a very reserved person.
“After I gave my word to him (Saraki) yesterday, I told myself that at 55 I am not a wimp of anybody.
“I witnessed the Sani Abacha regime and I know what I saw and why I am committed to this cause. But now, my hands are tied to say I forgive people. I am a Christian; when I give my word, I must abide by it. But I am not scared to follow this through.
“I am not championing a cause for women. I am only standing in my space and if my space is encroached upon, I have to fight back. Rosa Parks wasn’t an activist; she just decided to sit in her space and not give up her space anybody in a bus. And that sent a message.
“I want to use this opportunity to thank all the Nigerian women who rose up; the women rights groups who were calling, conducting press conferences and doing a lot of things.”
