Dino Melaye Issues Nation Newspaper Ultimatum To Retract Mansion Story

Senator, Dino Melaye has issued the Nation Newspaper 24-hour ultimatum to retract a story on his mansion which he flaunted on his Instagram page on Tuesday.

Melaye had taken to his Instagram page on Tuesday to showcase the inner view of his mansion and thanked God.

He wrote: “Don’t ask me how. Ask God who has made me his personal project. God, you are great…Great is your name. Dino MELAYE is thanking you every day.”

                                                                   Melaye’s mansion

But the Nation reports that ‘Dino Melaye acquires multi-billion mansion (Photos)’

Melaye, on his Instagram page on Wednesday, wrote: “I Give Nation Newspaper 24 hours to pull this story down and apologize.

“A house built before becoming a senator is newly acquired? They did not state address and manifest their disdain with the attached write up. The national newspaper now practicing YELLOW Journalism.” he quips.

Senator Dino Melaye is a popular Nigerian politician, a Senator and was a member of the 9th National Assembly, representing Kogi West Senatorial district. Dino is a member of the People’s Democratic Party. He was the Chairman Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory Abuja.

He seconded the nomination of Senator Bukola Saraki as a candidate for the office of President of the Senate following a nomination made by Senator Ahmad Sani Yerima. He was re-elected on 19 February 2019 to return as the senator representing the kogi-West senatorial district to be a member of the 9th Senate. After several confrontations with the Federal Government and his State Government, Senator

Dino Melaye lost his Appeal Case to retain his senatorial seat on 11 October 2019, and a rerun election was immediately ordered to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC, however, moved for the election to be conducted on a later date from the State governorship election slated for 16 November 2019; however, Senator Dino Melaye moved and petitioned INEC for his rerun election to be conducted on the same day as the state governorship election. Reacting to a claim from Senator Dino that the state Governor, Yahaya Bello, is perfecting plans to rig the election in favor of his favorite candidate, Senator Smart Adeyemi.

Senator Dino Melaye with a margin of over 20,000 votes, lost to his political rival, Smart Adeyemi in an election that was later declared inconclusive by INEC; due to violence and electoral irregularities in over 50 PU in the senatorial district. A make-up Election was however fixed for 30 November 2019, after which it was alleged that Senator Dino Melaye was planning to boycott the election, but was however seen casting his vote on the election day.

The make-up election suffered a low turn out from electorates; this could be due to the high level of harassment, killings, and intimidation faced during the main election. Senator Smart Adeyemi was able to defeat Senator Dino Melaye still maintaining almost the same margin as the general election. The results of the election were however believed to have been tampered with by the State Government in favor of Smart Adeyemi. Smart Adeyemi has since been sworn in as a replacement for Senator Dino Melaye by the Senate President.