Breaking: Tribunal Sacks Melaye, Orders Fresh Elections

Malik Yahya/

The National Assembly and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja today sacked Senator Dino Melaye as the Senator for Kogi West.

In its judgement, the tribunal ordered that fresh elections should be held in the senatorial district.

Melaye, who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation described the Kogi West Election Tribunal Judgement as a total miscarriage of justice.

He issued a statement immediately after the judgement saying, “The judgement is full of importation of information that are alien to the case”

“I, however, commend the courage and moral strength of the chairman of the tribunal for resisting evil and standing on the path of justice

“I have confidence in the Appeal Court to right the wrongs contained in the pronouncements of the judgement

“I also want to tell those jubilating that their jubilation will be short-lived while appealing to my teeming supporters to remain calm as their mandate is safe and secure and cannot be taken through any mischievous means

“However, our legal team is already working on appealing the judgment and I assure all that justice will prevail.”

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