The Senator Representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, and Senator
Smart Adeyemi, on Sunday continued their bitter feud by trading
accusations when they appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
Senator Adeyemi who lost the Kogi West Senatorial election to Senator
Melaye in 2015 insisted that he won the election but the results were
manipulated.
Melaye in turn denied the claim, describing Senator Adeyemi as a desperate man who was out to distort the truth.
Both men also traded accusations over their achievements and
contributions to the constituency, while also disagreeing on the
performance of the Kogi State Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello.
Senator Melaye, who was a staunch supporter of the governor in the early
months of his tenure, has since fallen out with him and called for his
resignation or impeachment.
Melaye made the call after the Independent National Electoral Commission accused the governor of registering twice to vote.
But Senator Adeyemi, who has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party
to the All Progressives Congress defended the governor, saying he
understood what he met when he was inaugurated.
On his election, Adeyemi alleged that Senator Melaye colluded with
electoral officials and later on members of the judiciary to deny him
justice.
“We contested elections and at the end of the day, I was told they had changed the results,” he said, while presenting what he said was a copy of the manipulated result sheet.
“These are the results; you can see alterations widely.”
Melaye while speaking asked God almighty to forgive Adeyemi for the lies
he has told against him. Both men were interviewed simultaneously
yesterday.
"I ask that the almighty God who is the supreme controller of the
universe forgive Smart Adeyemi for all the lies he has told this night.
He should be aware that these lies have been recorded and will be used
against him especially in the court of law.
I want to say that that tape is a product of a satanic collabo between
Smart Adeyemi, Sahara Reporters and others. I want to assure you that
they are wasting their time. If they have any authenticity in the lies
they are projecting, they should approach the police approach relevant
security agencies to prosecute me.
Senator Smart is a desperate person. The same reason why he left PDP
for APC thinking he is going to be appointed Minister. He did not get
that Ministerial appointment and that is why he left PDP. He is my
political wife any day and I challenge him to an election 1000 times, I
will defeat him. He has no base in Kogi state. He has no personal
structure or building in the length and breadth of Kogi state apart from
the three bungalow room he built for his mother. I have investments in
Kogi state. None of his investments is in Kogi state. The people saw
through him that he has always lied and deceived them” he said