Back in April, 2019,
Senator Smart Adeyemi, who won at the Kogi National and State Assembly Election
Petition Tribunal today, had stated clearly what his case against Senator Dino
Melaye was all about.
“We’ve decided to fight the
results of the elections in the tribunal court because constitutional
injustices must not be allowed to stand.
“So many irregularities and
disorganisations that plagued the election, which all created the perfect storm
for the sinister activities that guaranteed the theft of the Kogi West
mandate”, he said.
In the now annulled
election, Melaye polled 85,395 votes, while Adeyemi scored 66,902 votes.
At the tribunal, 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 the judgment read on
Friday in Lokoja.
In a unanimous judgment,
the tribunal annulled the election and ordered another election in the
senatorial district.
We’ve decided to fight the results of the elections in the tribunal court because constitutional injustices must not be allowed to stand. pic.twitter.com/dYlOH9yCf3— Sen. Smart Adeyemi, CON (@SenSmartAdeyemi) 17 April 2019
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