Kogi: Dino Melaye calls for cancellation of election in five LGAs
By Matthew Atungwu
Kogi State Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dino Melaye, has called for the cancellation of the elections which were held in five Local Government Areas of the state.
Melaye lists the following LGAs: Okene, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Adavi, and Ogori/Mangogo.
According to him, there was manipulation of the unit results.
Posting via his official X account, Melaye said, “INEC must cancel the election in the 5 local governments of Kogi-Central. The election in Okene, Okehi, Ajaoukuta, Adavi, and Ogori/Mangogo is a scam coordinated from the highest level of INEC.”
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It was earlier reported that Melaye failed to show up at his polling unit situated at Iluafon quarters, Aiyetoro 1, Ijumu Local Government Area of the state. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had also visited his polling units.
Dino, alongside the candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Leke Abejide, popularly referred to as “Elder” are the two major candidates gunning for the position of governor from the Kogi West Senatorial District.
Election watchers said that Dino’s prospects of winning the governorship may be impacted by Abejide, a current lawmaker.
Dino’s Kogi-West has never produced a governor since the creation of the state.
