Politics
Dino Melaye fails to clinch PDP Senatorial ticket for Kogi West
Dino Melaye fails to clinch PDP Senatorial ticket for Kogi West

Senator Dino Melaye has reportedly lost the ticket to contest for Kogi West Senatorial District under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the National Assembly
Melaye who lost to Tajudeen Yusuf, member representing Kabb/Bunu Ijumu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, garnered 99 votes as against Yusuf’s 163 votes.
The contest which went into a rerun after both aspirants got 88 votes each on Monday, saw Yusuf emerge eventual winner.
Dino Melaye is a former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who defected from PDP to APC in 2015 and later made a return to PDP after political struggle with Yahaya Bello, Governor of the state.