{"id":100494,"date":"2023-11-11T17:28:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T16:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/kogi-dino-melaye-calls-for-cancellation-of-election-5-lgas-alleges-compromise-by-inec"},"modified":"2023-11-11T20:02:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T19:02:18","slug":"kogi-dino-melaye-calls-for-cancellation-of-election-5-lgas-alleges-compromise-by-inec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kogi-dino-melaye-calls-for-cancellation-of-election-5-lgas-alleges-compromise-by-inec","title":{"rendered":"Kogi: Dino Melaye calls for cancellation of election 5 LGAs, alleges compromise by INEC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Dino Melaye, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, has called for the cancellation of the polls in five Local Government Areas (LGAs).<\/p>\n<p>Melaye, who made the demand via his official X account, identified the affected LGAs as Okene, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Adavi, and Ogori\/Mangogo.<\/p>\n<p>According to Melaye, the election results from these LGAs have been compromised.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must take decisive action by annulling the outcomes in the areas.<\/p>\n<p>Dino, in his statement, asserted that the alleged irregularities were orchestrated at the highest level of INEC, describing the entire process in the concerned LGAs as a \u201cscam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Dino Melaye, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, has called for the cancellation of the polls in five Local Government Areas (LGAs). Melaye, who made the demand via his official X account, identified the affected LGAs as Okene, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Adavi, and Ogori\/Mangogo. 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