Friday, 23 August 2019
Tribunal sacks Dino Melaye, orders fresh polls
Election Petition Tribunal, Kogi State, has nullified the election of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi West.
The tribunal ordered a fresh election to be conducted in the senatorial district.
Mr Melaye’s closest rival, Smart Adeyemi of the APC, had challenged his victory at the tribunal.
Mr Melaye was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2007 to represent Kabba/Ijumu federal constituency. He served two terms and later won election as a senator in 2015. He was declared winner of the February 2019 to serve another term in the Senate.
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