The election that saw Dino Melaye emerging as Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district has been nullified.
Senator Melaye’s election was cancelled by the Kogi State National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal.
The nullification was announced on Friday, August 23.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Melaye polled a total of 85,395 votes to defeat his All Progressive Congress (APC) opponent who scored 66,902 votes.
The result was however contested on the grounds of irregularities, overvoting and non-compliance with the Electoral Act by the APC candidate, Sam Adeyemi.
According to reports, the three-man panel led by Justice A. O. Chijioke, in a unanimous judgment on Friday, accepted Adeyemi’s ground and ordered for another election in the senatorial district.
