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RECALL: I’m laughing at the stupidity of Kogi govt –Melaye

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RECALL: I'm laughing at the stupidity of Kogi govt --Melaye

The senator representing Kogi West at the Senate, Dino Melaye, has described the moves to recall him by his constituency as a comedy of errors that will not succeed.

Melaye in a Facebook post on Wednesday also said that he was laughing at the stupidity of the Kogi State government, even as he inferred that a great number of names and signature on the recall list were forged.

He said “It can not succeed. It is a hoax and absolute comedy of errors. I’m laughing at the stupidity of kogi state government.

“Many appointees will go to jail for forgery. Even dead people’s names on the recall register. A governor who does not know what double registration is may not as well know the procedure for recall.

“Every lie has an expiry date. This comedy of errors will soon end. No shaking at all. This won’t solve the problem of not paying salaries for over 15 months.

Read also: Melaye calls for state of emergency in Kogi (Updated)

“No retreat no surrender. Truth is my only Defence”.
On Monday, the returning officer for the recall of Melaye, Mallam Ademu Yusuf, while announcing the result purportedly from the seven local government areas, had explained that the collation was done last Saturday in Kabba, the headquarters of Kogi West senatorial district.

He gave a breakdown of the voting as Yagba East, out of 35,331 registered voters, 18,374 signed while in Yagba West, out of 35,966 registered voters, 20,029 signed.

In Mopa-Amuro, out of 18,356 registered voters, 9,186 signed; Kabba-Bunu has 60,522 registered voters, 28,277 signed; Kogi has 46,810 registered voters, 27,703 signed, Lokoja has 116,296 registered voters, 63,736 signed while in Ijumu, out of 46,819 registered voters, 24,283 signed.

According to Yusuf, out of the 360,098 total number of registered voters in all the seven local government areas, 188,588 registered voters signed the recall of Melaye.

“Constitutional requirement for recall is 50.1 per cent of the registered voters and already we have 52.1 per cent,” he had said.
Melaye and his state governor have been at loggerheads, trading accusations and insults over affairs in the state.

 

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  1. JOHNSON PETER

    June 22, 2017 at 6:34 am

    We shall see the power of democracy soon, if people truly have the right to recall their representative in government or not?
    90 days will count

    • yanju omotodun

      June 22, 2017 at 8:07 am

      Democracy is a crazy government in Africa. His recall won’t work out. The government is not for the people but for the elected representatives

  2. Balarabe musa

    June 22, 2017 at 8:33 am

    Dino needs to be used as scape goat to others who think they are above their constituents.

  3. Musa Amuda

    June 22, 2017 at 4:10 pm

    Guy you fuckup for not paying salaries and calling back the strick kogi state university and th polytechnic way everyday screening are you not tayard oga Bello no respect for you again no job opportunity in kogi state are you the first governor of the state know sir go back to your STRASPORTATION in Lagos we don’t need you are only their for money sake goodluck sir

  4. Musa Amuda

    June 22, 2017 at 4:12 pm

    Dino is say the truth noting but the truth God we continue to bless you Amen

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