The hope of Senator Dino Melaye to return to the National Assembly was on Tuesday evening dashed by delegates who voted more for his political rival, Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf

Dino failed to secure the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ticket when he polled 99 votes against TJ Yusuf who is currently representing Kabba/Bunu Ijumu Federal constituency, who polled 163 votes.

TJ Yusuf, a three terms House of Representatives member had levelled with Dino on Monday night when they both scored 88 votes apiece; leading to a rerun.

But at the rerun on Tuesday, TJ was able to secure a majority of the votes.

While TJ was rooting for Nyesom Wike in the state, Dino Melaye was backing Atiku Abubakar, turning the game to a royal rumble of two influential presidential candidates of the party.

TJ however was able to draw sympathy from the camp of the former governor Ibrahim Idris whose favourite candidate, Sam Aro, polled 72 votes on the first run of the senate primary on Monday.

The Sam Aro bloc vote swung the election in favour of TJ Yusuf and permanently sealed Dino Melaye’s fate as far as 2023 Senatorial ambition is concerned.

garfield1:
Fergie001, I thought attiku had kogi.wike is coming ohhh.kyase,I hope dino won't faint.heard he paid 1200$ per delegates

garfield1:
Fergie.001, I thought attiku had kogi.wike is coming ohhh.kyase,I hope dino won't faint.heard he paid 1200$ per delegates

fergie001:

He is with the Wadas, obviously votes will be shared there.

Kyase:

500k per delegate actually...
Dino go faint soon, but Wike won't smell that place

garfield1:


Not good for atiku,sharing his strongholds

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
4rm senator to house of reps a whole almighty SDM? yet he failed.



dude shld be take a role in nollywood....wit his exotic super cars he fit d role of rich village uncle grabbing his community land.

Kwanza:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/breaking-pdp-primaries-dino-melaye-fails-to-secure-pdp-ticket-loses-rerun-to-reps-member-tj-yusuf/