Ahead of the 11th of November Kogi State gubernatorial elections, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dino Melaye has opened up on how he managed to survived four assassination attempts in the state.
Melaye made this revelation in an interview with Arise Television on Thursday.
According to him, tension has been part of the lives of the Kogi people since the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC came into power seven years ago.
He said, “I have survived four assassination attempts; I have had 12 court cases of FG vs. Dino Melaye, and I have been attacked severally. It is not new, as it is in the DNA of the APC to be violent.”
“Kogi State is like an evil forest that needs instantaneous redevelopment and needs a messiah.”
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The former senator said he hopes to be instrumental in ameliorating the pains of those living in the state.
He further said it has never been this bad in the history of Kogi, as the state is more divided than at any other time in the state’s history.
He however said since the All Progressives Congress came into power in the state, they have completely polarised and divided the people, and there is serious disunity.
He said part of the PDP’s agenda is to first reunite the state, as the slogan of his campaign says “One Kogi, One Destiny.”
Meanwhile, the worrying apathy among Nigeria’s voting population would again come to show in next month gubernatorial election in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States as only 5.4 million Nigerians are on the voting register in the three states for the polls, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
“The Commission held its regular meeting today, and, among other issues, reviewed preparations for the off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States.
“For the forthcoming elections, there are 1,056 862 registered voters in Bayelsa State; 2,419,922 in Imo State; and 1,932,654 in Kogi State, making a combined total of 5,409,438 registered voters for the three States,” Olumekun noted.
He said soft copies of the complete register of voters for each State will be presented to the political parties participating in the elections.