It’s a wish that cannot be realised - Melaye denies dumping PDP for APC

- Senator Dino Melaye has debunked the rumour that he defected to the opposition party, APC

- Melaye said the rumour that he defected is being propagated by the opposition party

- The senator described the news of his alleged defection as a wish of the opposition that cannot be realised

Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi west senatorial district, has debunked the rumour that he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress after the February 23 elections.

The senator said rumours of his defection were propagated by the opposition party. He further described the rumour as a wish by the APC that can never be realised, Daily Trust reports.

In a statement issued on Friday by Melaye's media assistant, Gideon Ayodele, the senator said the Kogi government led by the opposition party, APC, has finally realised how important he is in Kogi's politics and Nigeria at large.

The statement reads: “We want to simply state that there is no relationship between light and darkness.

"Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye stands for light and the APC led government in Kogi state represents darkness.

“It is laughable to imagine that Senator Dino will join a government that has for the past 3 years and half impoverished the good people of Kogi state which has led to several loss of lives.

“However, their rumour has further shown how relevant Senator Dino Melaye is in the Kogi state political stage and Nigeria at large.

“We want our teaming supporters to know that it is the making of the APC supporters and it’s a wish that cannot be realised.

“We also want to assure our supporters and the PDP family that we are prepared to continue to fight for the liberation of our people in Kogi state and this struggle is a struggle of no retreat, no surrender."

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Recall that Legit.ng earlier reported that Melaye was declared the winner of the Kogi West senatorial election held on February 23.

The returning officer, Professor Emmanuel Bala, announced in the early hours of Monday, February 25, in Lokoja that Melaye polled 85,395 votes to defeat Senator Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress who scored 66,901 votes.

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