Senator Dino Melaye has expressed his delight at today’s Court of Appeal ruling which upheld his victory in the March 28, 2015 elections.
“God is Smarter than Smart Adeyemi,” Senator celebrates Appeal Court decision
Senator Dino Melaye has expressed his delight at today’s Court of Appeal ruling which upheld his victory in the March 28, 2015 elections.
Senator Dino Melaye
Recommended articles
![Abdullahi Ganduje [Facebook]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Abdullahi Ganduje [Facebook]")
Melaye announced the news via Twitter saying “God is Smarter than Smart Adeyemi”.
The petition against the Kogi State Senator's victory was filed by his opponent, Smart Adeyemi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Melaye wrote:
ADVERTISEMENT
“To God be the glory. Court of Appeal Tribunal sitting in Abuja dismissed the appeal of sen Smart Adeyemi against Sen. Dino Melaye. God is Smarter than Smart Adeyemi.”
“To God be the glory. God is Smarter than Smart Adeyemi. Court if Appeal sitting in Abuja dismissed Appeal against me. The people have won.”
“I thank God. I won the Appeal filed by Smart Adeyemi. No where to go again. God Don win.”
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal had also ruled in the Senator’s favour in October.
Melaye was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election.
ADVERTISEMENT
-----------------------------------
See Pulse Photo-News gallery below:
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
FG to set up committee for awareness on PWD’s rights
Reps call on military to utilise modern tech for security issues in Nigeria
UNN to reduce unemployment among Nigerian graduates through mentoring
AGF calls for strong internal controls to curb financial mismanagement
Tariff has been hiked with no improvement - Abuja residents decry power outage
Emefiele's trial adjourned to June 24, key witness cross-examined
Former ECOWAS Court VP slams EFCC chairman's handling of Yahaya Bello case
Let’s drill 200k boreholes across the country — Obi begs wealthy Nigerians
Ondo 2024: Ex-governor's brother emerges gubernatorial candidate
ADVERTISEMENT
![Polling clerks counted votes at a polling station after completing the voting process of the general election in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 25, 2023. [Getty Images]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Polling clerks counted votes at a polling station after completing the voting process of the general election in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 25, 2023. [Getty Images]")