Kogi: Dino Melaye Buys Akara for His Constituents Close To His Polling Unit
A video showing the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election, Dino Melaye giving an Akara seller money, is trending on the internet.
Melaye was filmed counting money to the woman within the crowd. Songs were rendering the air to praise the lawmaker. It was gathered that the Senator pad the woman to share Akara to others around the area.
According to the tweet, the controversial senator was said to be sharing it some distance away from the polling unit.
Although, we couldn’t confirm if the video is today’s event of the previous elections.
Melaye is battling to return to the Senate after the Appeal Tribunal annulled his reelection. He is contesting against his close rival, Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Watch below.
VIDEO: @dino_melaye gives out more money to a businesswoman close to the voting area to share bean cake to those present. #BayelsaDecides2019 #KogiDecides2019 #CDDAnalysisCentre pic.twitter.com/15GYopMMNn
— Feranmy (@fferanmy) November 16, 2019
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Pla go and watch the video, he was giving money to a woman seeling akara to give to people, I did not see him giving to each to any one
— Chinedu Nnabuihe (@Edu2quest) November 16, 2019
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Some Twitter users are wondering what the big deal about buying Akara for people around his area is. But some, however, see it as an indirect way of buying votes.