Embattled Senator, Dino Melaye has reacted to the
nullification of his election by the Appeal Court on Friday.
Melaye said he would surely overcome as the court had
ordered a re-run election.
According to the lawmaker, he gave God the praise and was
sure that God would surely complete what he had started.
Melaye said he had asked his supporters to be law-abiding as
he was sure of victory with the re-run election.
“I just lost my election at the Appeal Court and Fresh
election ordered. In all things I give God the Praise. He who started a good
thing will definitely complete it. I ask my supporters to be law abiding as we
shall always overcome. To God be the Glory,” he tweeted.
The Kogi State National Assembly
Election Tribunal had nullified Melaye’s election.
Melaye, who was a candidate of
the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, was declared winner of the
February election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
However, Smart Adeyemi of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, had challenged Melaye’s victory in court.
Adeyemi challenged Melaye’s
victory on three grounds of irregularities, overvoting and non-compliance with
the electoral acts.
But the Court of Appeal on Friday
agreed with the tribunal and ordered a fresh election in Kogi West Senatorial
District.
Melaye had asked the court of
Appeal to set aside the judgment.
In the notice of appeal dated
September 5, 2019, Melaye had raised 23 grounds of appeal, in which he faulted
the majority decision of the tribunal.
Melaye also sought an order of
the Court of Appeal to allow his appeal, and an order sustaining his objection
to the petition or dismissing the petition and confirming his electoral
victory.
The appeal, which was filed for
Melaye by Rickey Tarfa (SAN) cited Senator Smart Adeyemi, All Progressives Congress
(APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) as the respondents.
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