Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries in Kogi State.
Dino was declared winner by the returning officer on Sunday.
He scored 313 votes to defeat Idoko Ilonah who had 124 votes.
Awoniyi Sunday had 77 votes while Musa Wada had 56 votes
The former lawmaker will be up against Usman Ododo, the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the election.
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Melaye had warned his critics to sue God for blessing him or they can go to Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for help.
Tweeting, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain wrote: “God choose to bless me, sue him or ask INEC to help you.”
This is coming on the heels of the face-off between Melaye and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
Wike had said Melaye lacked the capacity to be the governor of Kogi State.
The governor said PDP would lose the election if the party fielded Melaye as its governorship candidate.
However, Melaye had fired back at Wike saying the Rivers Governor’s comments were borne out of anger over his, (Melaye’s) refusal to support his Vice presidential ambition.
