Despite losing the Kogi West
Senatorial election, embattled Senator, Dino Melaye insisted that he won the
election and that his conqueror, Senator Smart Adeyemi remained his political
wife.
INEC’s Returning Officer of the
election, Professor Olajide Lawal, had said Adeyemi, who represented the
district from 2007-2015, polled 88,373 votes to beat Senator Dino Melaye of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 62,133 votes.
But reacting to his defeat,
Melaye said he would go to court, saying he believed he won the election.
He also said he survived five
assassination attempts on his life and that he was grateful that God stood with
him and preserved his life.
In series of tweets, Melaye said:
“I want to specially thank God almighty that he preserved my life after 5
attempted assassination, combined forces of security agencies, INEC, Federal,
State and LG powers. I was fought on land, in the air and spiritually. It was
not about election but my life. God, I thank you.
“I will challenge the temporal
and evaporative victory of Adeyemi at the Tribunal. Victory attain by violence
and fraud is tantamount to defeat, for it is momentary. It is not about Dino
MELAYE, it is about Nigeria and our electoral system. I stay the course, not
over yet.
“The reaction of men and women of
goodwill all over Nigeria, especially the wonderful people of Kogi west who
truly voted for me is a testimony that God is with me and with us all. I won
the election and Adeyemi remains my political wife. Thank you Nigerians.
Victory is certain.
“The forces against me are not
beyond God. People should not worry about me, I am fine and will always be. I
just thank God that the plan to kill me did not succeed. A living dog is better
than a dead lion. I thank God for life. My name is Daniel, I can not fall or
fail.”
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