Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked the Senator representing Kogi West, in Kogi State, Dino Melaye.
The Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Kogi State National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal.
It has, therefore, nullified the election of Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
It asked the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh elections within 90 days from today.
Recently, the Kogi State National and State Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja had sacked Senator Dino Melaye as the representative of Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
The judgment was on the petition filed by Smart Adeyemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 26 election.