Kogi Election: Dino Presents Fresh Conditions For Supplementary Election


Dino Melaye
Abuja- Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election on Wednesday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to present fresh conditions for a supplementary election.
In a copy of the addendum petition dated 27th November 2019 submitted to the Chairman of the commission , Dino called for the inclusion of the omitted areas earlier highlighted in the supplementary.
He stated that the data released by the commission for the conduct of the supplementary election did not reflect  the total number of units affected by the pervasive malpractices and irregularities.

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The petition read in part ” The re-run notice issued by INEC covering the ebtire 7 local government areas in Kogi West Senatorial District, as well as the details contained in this petition further amplify the pervasiveness of the malpractices and irregularities that marred the conduct of November 16, 2019.

” However, in order to partially remedy this fundamental flaws , I requested for the inclusion of the omitted areas earlier highlighted in the supplementary  ”
He accused the electoral body of overlooking many units which ought to have been captured in the supplementary election.  He maintained that any attempt to ignore the aforementioned conditions would undermine the integrity of the figures on which the proposed  supplementary  ( partial ) election is based.
“The most charitable conclusion  is that INEC failed to exercise the requisite diligence before rolling out the details of the proposed supplementary election ” Dino stated.
The petition was received by Mr. Jafaru Leko on behalf of INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yukubu.
INEC has fixed November 30, 2019 for the supplementary election in the state.

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