Senator Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kogi State, has announced his decision not to challenge the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the state election petition tribunal.
The move comes after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Usman Ododo, the APC candidate, as the winner of the November 11 governorship election in the state.
Melaye, who secured the third position in the election, voiced his reservations on Wednesday, alleging that the judiciary has lost its independence and has become a department of the APC.
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Dino stated,
“Judiciary is no longer the last hope of the ordinary people, it is now a department under the All Progressives Congress. Why should any responsible person go to the tribunal when the APC have captured the judiciary?
“I have lost complete confidence in the judiciary.”