{"id":14521,"date":"2019-08-23T15:33:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T15:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=14521"},"modified":"2019-08-23T15:33:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T15:33:45","slug":"kogi-west-dino-melaye-officially-reacts-to-tribunals-ruling-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/kogi-west-dino-melaye-officially-reacts-to-tribunals-ruling-against-him","title":{"rendered":"Kogi West: Dino Melaye officially reacts to tribunal\u2019s ruling against him"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has described the ruling of the Tribunal, nullifying his election victory in the March 22nd 2019 election and ordering for a fresh election in Kogi West as a total miscarriage of Justice.<\/p>\n

But the APC candidate, Sam Adeyemi, went on to challenge Melaye\u2019s election on three grounds of irregularities, over voting and non compliance with the electoral act.<\/p>\n

On Friday, a three-man panel led by Justice A. O. Chijioke, in a unanimous judgment, accepted Adeyemi\u2019s ground and ordered for a fresh election in the senatorial district.<\/p>\n

Dino, who had tweeted an initial reaction, has now given his official position thus: \u201cThe judgement is full of importation of information that are alien to the case.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI, however, commend the courage and moral strength of the chairman of the tribunal for resisting evil and standing on the part of justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have confidence in the appeal court to right the wrongs as contained in the pronouncements of the judgement\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI also want to tell those jubilating that their jubilation will be short lived while appealing to my teaming supporters to remain calm as their mandate is safe and secured and cannot be taken through any mischievous means\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cHowever, our legal team is already working on appealing the judgment and I assure all that justice will prevail,\u201d Melaye said in a statement sent to DAILY POST on Friday.<\/p>\n

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