Dino Melaye Archives

Nov

12

2023

Polls in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states: Alleged Manipulation, Violence, Mare Exercise

NewsDino Melaye, Hope Uzodinma, Imo State, Politics

Reports Curled from Daily Post. All Rights Reserved. Residents of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states, on Saturday, filed out to cast their ballot during the off-season governorship elections amid violence and alleged manipulation of the system. DAILY POST reports that about 5,169,692 eligible voters collected their Permanent Voter’s Card, PVC, for the election. The exercise, which was held in 10,470 polling units across the three states, was, however, marred by thuggery and cries of manipulation. Before Saturday, INEC had alerted Nigerians that the exercise would not be held in two polling units in Bayelsa and 38 in Imo. This may…

Apr

11

2023

By Kalu Odinakachi

I understand your pain – Dino Melaye fires back at Wike

News2023, Dino Melaye, Kogi State, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Politics

A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governorship aspirant for the Kogi election, Senator Dino Melaye, has chided the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike over a recent comment against him. Governor Wike who addressed journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday claimed that the former lawmaker cannot be Governor of Kogi State. Reacting, Dino, in a statement issued on Tuesday said Wike’s rift with him was birthed by his (Dino) inability to support the governor’s presidential ambition. Dino said Wike ought to be planning how to survive after he quits the government house on May 29. The statement reads in part, “I can understand the…

Mar

29

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Dino Melaye joins Kogi guber race after Atiku’s presidential election loss

News2023, Dino Melaye, Kogi State, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Senator Dino Melaye, who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District, during the 8th National Assembly, has indicated an interest in the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State. The former lawmaker made this known in a campaign poster captioned “no more stealing and killings”, tweeted on his official Twitter handle on Wednesday. The move came barely a month after Atiku Abubakar was defeated in the presidential election. Melaye was one of the spokespersons for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Council, PCC, during Atiku’s campaign. Atiku of the PDP was, however, defeated by the current president-elect, Bola Tinubu of the ruling…

Nov

03

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Dino alleges Shettima is terrorists commander, planning office for Boko Haram in villa

Opinion, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Dino Melaye, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has alleged that the vice presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima is a “grand commander of bandits”, the criminal elements unleashing terror across the country. A statement by the spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Management Committee, Senator Dino Melaye further alleged that Shettima was aiming at establishing an office for the Boko Haram terrorists at the presidential villa if the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu wins the election in 2023. “Overwhelmed by the conviviality of a civil atmosphere, Kashim Shettima, the Grand Commander of bandits and the running mate of the Presidential…

Oct

18

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Dino Melaye insists, Tinubu not prepared for Presidency, not fit

Economy, Opinion, Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dino Melaye, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Spokesperson, Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Management Committee, Dino Melaye, on Tuesday, called to question the competence and fitness of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. According to him, Tinubu plunged into new depths of desecration when by an unguarded and unrelated flow of thought he despised the body of Christ by profaning the sacrament of communion. In a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, Melayed alleged that the former Lagos State governor trivialised the existential threat that climate change poses to humanity. He added that the APC flagbearer fell out of tune with world leaders in…