The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday Kogi West senatorial rerun election, Senator Dino Melaye, on Sunday, said he will challenge the “temporal and evaporative victory” of Senator Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Tribunal.
In a press statement issued in Lokoja, Melaye said the victory attained by violence and fraud is tantamount to defeat.
“It is not about Dino Melaye, it is about Nigeria and our electoral system. I stay the course.
“I want to specially thank God almighty that he preserved my life after 5 attempted assassination, combined forces of security agencies, INEC, Federal, State and LG powers. I was fought on land, in the air and spiritually. It was not about election but my life. God, I thank you.
“The reaction of men and women of goodwill all over Nigeria, especially the wonderful people of Kogi West who truly voted for me, is a testimony that God is with me and with us all. I won the election and Adeyemi remain my political wife.
“The forces against me are not beyond God. People should not worry about me, I am fine and will always be. I just thank God that the plan to kill me did not succeed. A living dog is better than a dead lion. I thank God for life. My name is Daniel, I can not fall or fail,” he said.
