The National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Lokoja, Kogi State handed down the sack today and ordered a fresh election.
Senator
Dino Melaye has been sacked as the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial
District.
Melaye was
dragged to the tribunal by the All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator
Smart Adeyemi.
In the now
annulled election, Melaye polled 85,395 votes, while Adeyemi scored 66,902
votes.
But Adeyemi
challenged Melaye’s victory on three grounds of irregularities, over-voting and
non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
The
three-man panel led by Justice A. O. Chijioke agreed with Adeyemi’s objections.
In a split
judgment on Friday, the tribunal annulled the election and ordered another
election in the senatorial district.
Melaye, who
is nursing the ambition of running for the Kogi governorship seat, mocked the
verdict as he tweeted:
“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”.
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