The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi State election, Dino Melaye on Saturday boycotted the ongoing election process by refusing to cast his vote.
Melaye didn’t not show up at his polling unit to cast his vote on excuse that the election was full of irregularities.
The former Senator who represented Kogi West senatorial district was expected to vote at Iluafon quarters, Aiyetoro 1, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi state.
He alleged that result sheets for the election had been prefilled and tampered with in all polling units located in Ogori/Magongo local area of the state.
He called on the people to resist any form of malpractice that could scuttle their wishes as the people of Kogi.
He said, “It is to show agents the result sheets and that the result sheets have been written. There is a massive protest in all polling units in Ogori/Mangogo local government of Kogi State right now,” Melaye said.
“The result sheets have been filled and tampered with already, and people have refused to accredit, people have refused to vote and they are insisting that the plain result sheets must be returned to agents in accordance with the electoral law.”
“If they refuse to show you result sheets in all polling units across the state, don’t accredit, don’t vote, protest and resist it. This is democracy. We must protect our votes, and protect the process. We must make sure that all the regulations are being observed and respected.”