Kogi West Supplementary Poll: Dino Melaye Urges INEC to Respect Court Suit

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Mojeed Oladipupo 0 Comment Dino Melaye, INEC, Kogi West supplementary election

INEC ready for poll despite petition and court case suit.
Smart Adeyemi in the lead.

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to respect the law court on the case filed before a High Court in Abuja concerning tomorrow’s supplementary election in Kogi West Senatorial District for the Senatorial seat.

Currently, Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leads the controversial former lawmaker in the election earlier held.

Despite submitting a petition and 21 video evidence acknowledged by the commission’s chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, INEC had distributed sensitive material for the poll to hold.

READ: We Had Civil War in Kogi, Not Election – Dino Melaye

He took to his social media page this morning to remind the commission about the petition and the court case. He is urging them to maintain status quo ante until the issue addressed by the court.

Melaye’s grievance has been that the poll was marred by violence. He also alleged that results from some wards where there were pockets of violence were part of results counted.

Also, He had a day earlier alleged that there was a meeting in Lagos State with two APC Governors, two-judge, and a representative of Kaduna and Kogi governors about him.

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Meanwhile, INEC has said the election would hold as planned. The winner of the poll is expected to be announced by the end of the day.

See his series of tweets below.

Meeting in lagos today with 2 governors,APC chairman,two judges,a woman,rep of govs of kaduna and Kogi. All bc of Dino..i laugh bc your counsel shall not stand. I have all the details. The Lord will laugh at you all in His sour displeasure.. i ask again..why do the heathen rage?
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@dino_melaye) November 28, 2019