Kogi West: Tribunal judgement a miscarriage of justice ― Senator Melaye

Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District,  Dino Melaye has described the ruling of the National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal which nullified his electoral victory in the March 22, 2019, National Assembly elections and ordered for a fresh election, as a total miscarriage of justice.D

The three-man appeal panel in their unanimous judgment delivered by Justice A.  Chijioke ordered for a fresh election.

Senator Melaye in a statement he personally signed assured his supporters that yesterday judgement of the Tribunal would be upturned by the Court of Appeal.

The statement read in part: “The judgement is full of importation of information that is alien to the case”

“I, however, commend the courage and moral strength of the chairman of the tribunal for resisting evil and standing on the path of justice”

“I have confidence in the Appeal Court to right the wrongs contained in the pronouncements of the judgement”

“I also want to tell those jubilating that their jubilation will be short-lived while appealing to my teeming supporters to remain calm as their mandate is safe and secure and cannot be taken through any mischievous means”

“However, our legal team is already working on appealing the judgment and I assure all that justice will prevail.”