The Kogi State National Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the petition filed by Senator Dino Melaye challenging the election of Senator Smart Adeyemi as the senator representing Kogi-West Senatorial District.
The tribunal, in its judgement, on Wednesday, threw out the suit saying it lacked merit.
The Justice Isa Sambo-led tribunal, held that the petitioner failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had declared Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 88,373 votes as the winner of the poll against Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 62,133.
Melaye, however, petitioned the tribunal seeking to be declared the winner of the election or on the alternative, the election should be quashed for INEC to conduct fresh election.
The tribunal said all the 71 witnesses called by the petitioner contradicted themselves during cross-examination and made “worthless, unreliable and unmerited statement” that cannot be relied on.
