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  • Wike’s camp chastises Dino Melaye, calls him a wet doll

    Wike’s camp chastises Dino Melaye, calls him a wet doll

    The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Rivers State chapter has chastised Senator Dino Melaye for attacking the state governor, Nyesom Wike.

    TheNewsGuru.com  recalls that Wike had condemned the  Party for trying to manipulate and give Senator Dino the party’s ticket for the Kogi guber election, a comment which generated reactions from Dino on Wednesday.

    The Rivers Governor had in a media chat on Tuesday rubbished the move by Dino to get the governorship ticket, saying the latter is not fit to be governor.

    But in a counter-reaction, Dino warned Wike to steer clear of his governorship ambition, stressing that the Kogi people will not worship him (Wike) as the people of Rivers do.

    The former lawmaker accused the Rivers Governor of hating him because he was unable to secure the party’s presidential ticket in 2022 and the inability of Atiku Abubakar to pick him as his running mate.

    Speaking on the matter, the PDP Director of Publicity in Rivers State, Ogbonna Nwuke, described Dino Melaye as a wet doll, saying the former lawmaker will learn his lessons after the poll.

    Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Nwuke recalled that Dino cried like a baby in 2022 when T.J. Yusuf in alliance with Governor Wike beat him silly to clinch the PDP’s ticket for Kogi West Senatorial ticket.

    He said, “How can a man who could not win his senatorial district aspire to lead a state? I think this may be what Governor Wike was alluding to.

    “Dino is a wet doll, who thought and still thinks that riding on the back of Atiku would give him the key to the Kogi State Government House.

    “Getting the PDP ticket is one thing, winning the election is another. Dino will find out later how things work. He will find out as the saying goes that ‘khaki no be leather’.

  • Fani-Kayode is a serial hustler, lobbied for Atiku campaign team job – Dino Melaye

    Fani-Kayode is a serial hustler, lobbied for Atiku campaign team job – Dino Melaye

    Melaye further revealed that  Fani-Kayode made moves and consulted Timi Frank to help facilitate his recruitment into Atiku’s campaign team.

    He described Fani-Kayode as a political serial hustler.

    Melaye insisted that Fani-Kayode was seeking attention by delving into the PDP crisis, saying his sojourn at PDP was a big misadventure.

    Melaye’s statement reads in Part: “The roller-coaster FFK is merely seeking to receive attention, having employed all forms of ingratiation to be recruited by the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, but failed.

    “To be sure, he contacted Timi Frank to help lobby for a job in the Campaign Directorate, but where is the record to help his desire?

    “As a serial hustler around food dispensers, FFK’s misadventure into the issue of the leadership of the PDP is nothing but a subtle campaign to be noticed and rewarded by prospective paymasters.”

  • Kogi West PDP senate race: Again, TJ Yusuf becomes Dino’s political nemesis

    Hon Tajudeen “TeeJay” Yusuf is fast becoming the political nemesis of former senator for Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, having retired him from both red and green chambers.

    Hon Yusuf who is a serving member of the federal House of Representatives represents Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency.

    He ran for the seat and defeated the then incumbent, Dino Melaye seat in Nigeria’s 7th National Assembly and won. In 2015, and 2019, he was re-elected to the same position.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Hon Teejay was partly responsible for the decision of Melaye to dump the PDP for the APC in 2014 to run for the 2015 senatorial position in Kogi West where the trending of the new party’s wave swept him to power at the time.

    He returned to the PDP having fallen out with Governor Yahaya Bello and the powers that be in the APC.

    This, on Tuesday, Hon Teejay again, defeated Dino Melaye, in the re-run election to pick Kogi West Senatorial ticket on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

    The election actually held on Monday and ended in deadlock as both aspirants each scored 88 votes.

    The result then set up another possible photo finish for whoever would have emerged candidate in Tuesday’s run – off.

    Hon Yusuf however turned the tide in the run – off and scored 163 votes against Dino’s 99 to dash Melaye’s dream of returning to the Senate in the 10th National Assembly.

    The Returning Officer, Engr. Stephen Onoji announced the result.

    Reacting to the victory, Hon Teejay enjoined his co – contestants to work with him to win the general election.

    He commended the peaceful conduct of the Primaries, and promised to continue with his good work if elected at the general election.

    In his remarks, Melaye congratulated Yusuf for his victory in the rerun election, saying the primary had been fought and won.

    ”The primary has been fought and won. I congratulate Hon. Yusuf and thank all those who voted in the first and second ballot for me.

    ”The Gang up is unimaginable but l give God praise. God bless you all,” Melaye said.

    Melaye was defeated by the incumbent Sen. Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in a re-run senatorial election in 2019, having represented the district from 2015.