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Election Petition Tribunal Orders Fresh Election in Kogi West
- By solomon2day
- On 23/08/2019
- In News
The National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Friday ordered fresh elections in the Kogi West Senatorial District.Senator Dino Melaye is the Senator representing the District.
The three-man panel led by Justice Anthony Chijioke upheld the arguments of counsel to Senator Adeyemi that irregularities, over voting and non-compliance with the electoral acts negatively affected the outcome of the election.
In his reaction, Senator Melaye urged his supporters to calm down, saying “No cause for alarm at all”.