Kogi West: Okun leaders shop for Dino Melaye's replacement

The controversy surrounding embattled Senator Dino Melaye is far from over as a group under the umbrella body of Okun Leaders’ Forum, OLF has began shopping for his replacement ahead of the 2019 senatorial elections in Kogi State.

The group made this known at a meeting held in Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government Area of the State.

Our Kogi State Correspondent reports that the leaders penciled down the member representing Kabba/Bunu-Ijumu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf to contest for the seat of Senate.

Speaking to journalists in Isanlu, the Patron of OLF, Chief Arowosafe Jemigbon noted that Kogi West people could not afford to continue with the leadership style of Senator Dino Melaye.

According to him, the embattled lawmaker has turned legislative business to “show of assets” and urged the political stakeholders of the zone to “kick-start the process of wooing Hon. Teejay Yusuf to replace him in 2019”.

“Teejay Yusuf would defeat Melaye come 2019 and it won’t be a surprise to us because he did that in the 2011 House of Representatives when Melaye’s 2nd term bid could not materialize.”

He described Dino’s two years so far in the Senate as “a total failure and poor representation to the people of Kogi West. As it stands today in Kogi West, it has become the more you look, nothing you see. There is no important project going on in our dear district, yet some people go around making questionable endorsements.” he said.

Earlier, the President of the group, Dr. Omolade Ojo pleaded with Hon. Yusuf not to disappoint the Okun leaders by answering their call without delay.

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