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Against all odds, Dino Melaye scoops PDP ticket for Kogi Guber polls
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Against all odds, Dino Melaye scoops PDP ticket for Kogi Guber polls

by  Segun Adeyemi 2 min read
  • Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is one step away from becoming the next governor of Kogi State
  • The pragmatic and politically sagacious Dino, on Sunday, April 16, was declared the winner of the PDP guber primaries in Kogi state
  • Senator Dino will battle with his counterpart Alhaji Usman Ododo of the All Progressive Congress (APC), for the ultimate seat at Lord Lugard's House

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Kogi, Lokoja - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chapter in Kogi state has declared Senator Dino Melaye as its gubernatorial candidate for the upcoming governorship polls.

As reported by Daily Trust, Senator Melaye was declared the winner after polling 313 votes at the party primaries held at the Kafa’s Hall event centre in Lokoja, the state capital.

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Senator Dino Melaye clinched the PDP Kogi gubernatorial ticket polling 313 votes. Photo: Dino Melaye
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The PDP primary election committee chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, announced Senator Melaye’s victory.

How Dino's opponents fared

According to Senator Makarfi, Ilona Idoko Kingsley emerged as first runner-up, polling 124; Usman Mohammed Kabiru polled 121 votes in third place, while Abayomi Sunday Awoniyi, a former deputy, was distant fourth with 77 votes.

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Other aspirants who participated included Wada Musa (56 votes), Ojaja Gideon Enama (5 votes) and Olufemi Olarewaju (2 votes), The Nation reported.

The electoral umpire revealed that only six votes were invalid during the keenly contested primary election.

The outcome of the PDP primary in Kogi state means Senator Melaye will slug it out at polls with his counterpart Alhaji Usman Ododo of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

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The former local government auditor-general in Kogi State won the APC gubernatorial primary election, securing a resounding victory with 78,704 votes.

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In another development, the Kogi state assembly majority leader, Alhaji Murktar Bajeh, on Wednesday, April 12, stepped down from his position.

This was after Governor Yahaya Bello tagged nine of the 25 Assembly members as terrorists for their alleged roles during the March 18 elections held in the state.

Bajeh, in a letter addressed to the House, resigned in protest of being called a terrorist by the governor.

Source: Legit.ng

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.

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