{"id":10231,"date":"2023-11-16T11:17:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T10:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=10231"},"modified":"2023-11-16T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T10:17:06","slug":"dino-melaye-says-he-was-advised-to-not-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/dino-melaye-says-he-was-advised-to-not-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Dino Melaye Says He Was Advised to Not Contest Kogi Guber, But…\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just held November 11th governorship election in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye has disclosed that he was advised to shelve his ambition, but he was convinced it was time he contended for power in the<\/a> state.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Melaye who came third in the election<\/a>, disclosed this in a letter of appreciation to his supporters which he tagged, \u201cNo Wrong Time for a Good Cause.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGoing into this election, not a few counselled that I shouldn’t venture because those at the levers of power in the state and at National levels may not want to see my face, but I was undeterred, because I’m convinced that now is the time to contend for political power parity in our state, because, there is never a wrong time for a good cause,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The PDP candidate who was displeased with the outcome of the election, noted three imports which in his words, are that, \u201cthe independent National Electoral Commission has not and may never depart from its iniquities, and so its sins may never be forgiven.<\/p>\n \u201cKogi State has been badly fractured and its fault lines have become expanded under the administration of Yahaya Bello<\/a>. The resort to ethnic agenda is a manifestation of this malaise.<\/p>\n \u201cThe people of Kogi West may be taken for a ride for a long time if the preponderance of actors continue to focus more on the crumbs from the master’s table.\u201d<\/p>\n