The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has reacted to the news of his sack by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Igbere TV reports.
Igbere TV had reported that the Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, accepted Smart Adeyemi’s petition and ordered for fresh election in the senatorial district.
Adeyemi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Feb. 23 election, had approached the tribunal challenging Melaye’s victory, citing, irregularities, over-voting and non-compliance with the electoral acts.
Reacting to the development in a tweet obtained by Igbere TV on Friday, Senator Melaye wrote;
“On Tribunal judgement. 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.”
Igbere TV recalls that Dino Melaye, who is seeking to govern Kogi under the PDP, was declared winner of the Kogi West election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He had defeated his closest challenger, Smart Adeyemi, and other candidates in the Feb. 23 election to win a re-election for a second term.
