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Breaking News: Senator Dino Melaye’s Election Upheld, Smart Adeyemi’s Petition Dismissed
The Kogi state election Tribunal this morning upheld the election of Senator Dino Melaye, in a much anticipated verdict given this morning in Lokoja.
The elated senator wrote,
Praise God.Sen Dino Melaye's election upheld and sen. Smart Adeyemi's petition dismissed for lack of merit.
— Otunba Dino Melaye (@dino_melaye) October 12, 2015
His election had been challenged by the former holder of the seat, Smart Adeyemi, who belongs to the Peoples Democratic Party. The petition had been dismissed before on a technical ground that it was filed out of time.
But the Federal Appeal court ruled that the case should be heard anew. Dino Melaye is of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.