Dino Melaye Explodes Over Kogi PDP Governorship Primary Results

Senator Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West at the Nigerian Senate, has rejected the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election.

The senator, whose senatorial election was recently nullified by the Kogi State National Assembly/State Assembly election petition tribunal, contested the primary election alongside other candidates but was believed to be most popular among them.

YaahooJournalist reports that the Kogi PDP Primary election which took place on Wednesday, September 2, saw Musa Wada emerge as the candidate of the PDP for the November 16 governorship election.

Engineer Wada scored 748 votes to clinch the party ticket. Musa Wada, a younger brother of the immediate past Governor Idris Wada, was closely followed by Abubakar Mohammed Ibrahim, the son of a former governor, Ibrahim Idris (Ibro), who polled 710 votes.

Despite his “popularity“, Senator Melaye pulled 70 votes to emerge fourth while the immediate past governor of the state, Capt. Wada came third with 345 votes.

Apparently displeased with the results, Senator Melaye took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter to rant, rejecting the results in the process.

The Kogi West lawmaker described the declaration of the final result of the PDP Governorship Primary election in Kogi State as “ridiculous”, stressing alleging that his votes sorted out yesterday (Tuesday) in 8 out of 10 ballot boxes are missing.

According to him, “It is ridiculous to declare a final result of PDP Governorship primary election in Kogi State when my votes sorted out yesterday in 8 out of 10 ballot boxes are missing.

“Only to declare votes in 2 out of 10 ballot boxes as my votes. Totally unacceptable,” Senator Melaye added.

It is rediculous to declare a final result of Pdp Governorship primary election in Kogi State when my votes sorted out yesterday in 8 out of 10 ballot boxes are missing. Only to declare votes in 2 out of 10 ballot boxes as my votes. Totally unacceptable. Senator Dino Melaye

— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@dino_melaye) September 4, 2019