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| Senator Dino Melaye. |
The National Assembly/State Assembly Election
Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Friday sacked Senator Dino Melaye as
the Senator for Kogi West.
In its judgment, the tribunal ordered that fresh elections
should be held in the senatorial district.
The three man panel led by Justice A. O. Chijioke in a unanimous
judgment on Friday accepted Adeyemi’s ground and order for reelection into the
senatorial axis.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/breaking-tribunal-sacks-dino-as-kogi-west-senator/
Reacting to his election annulment, Senator
Dino Melaye said today, Friday, August 23, 2019, that he will appeal the
judgment of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal which nullified his
election as senator representing Kogi West in the Nigerian Senate.
It
would be recalled that Melaye was declared the winner of the Kogi West Senatorial
election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in
February but the tribunal nullified it on Aug. 23 (Friday) and ordered for
fresh election.
A
three-man panel led by Justice A. O. Chijioke in a unanimous judgment ruled in
favour of Adeyemi’s petitions and ordered for re-election into the Kogi West
senatorial district.
However,
Melaye in a tweet shortly after the annulment by the tribunal vowed to appeal
the judgment noting that his challenger would have also challenged the ruling
if he was in his shoesr.
“On
Tribunal judgment: No cause 4 alarm at all. Even if it went my way they will
still go to the Appeal Court. Our mandate cannot be taken.
“We
will get judgment at the Appeal Court. There will be fresh election in Kogi
West bc I will be Governor. For my Senate mandate no shaking.”
On Tribunal judgment. No cause 4 alarm at
all. Even if it went my way they will still go to the Appeal Court. Our mandate
can not be taken. We will get judgment at the Appeal Court. There will be fresh
election in Kogi West bc I will be Governor. For my Senate mandate no shaking
He
also tweeted a picture with a caption “He who laugh last, laugh best…KOGI
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