Melaye asks INEC to cancel results of 5 Kogi LGAs

Dino Melaye, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel election in five Local Government Areas of the state. Melaye identified the affected Local Government Areas as Okene, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Adavi, and Ogori/Mangogo, claiming the results from the areas were tampered with. […]

Dino Melaye, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel election in five Local Government Areas of the state.

Melaye identified the affected Local Government Areas as Okene, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Adavi, and Ogori/Mangogo, claiming the results from the areas were tampered with.

“INEC must cancel the election in the 5 local governments of Kogi-Central. The election in Okene, Okehi, Ajaoukuta, Adavi, and Ogori/Mangogo is a scam coordinated from the highest level of INEC,” Melaye posted on his X account.

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Earlier, a civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, had raised the alarm over the discovery of election results from Polling Unit 004, Eni Ward of Ogori/Mangogo area.

The forged result was seen while voters were still in queue.

In the results, a copy of which was attached to the post, the APC polled 200 votes; AA scored 1; while ADC, PDP and SDP got 2 votes each.