Melaye Claims He Would Defeat Tinubu In Free And Honest Election, Calls President ‘Most Unpopular’
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has stated he would defeat President Bola Tinubu in a free and truthful presidential election, describing the president because the “most unpopular” politician in Nigeria.
Melaye made the remarks throughout a latest interview, the place he additionally alleged that President Tinubu isn’t fascinated with a aggressive electoral course of however prefers what he described as a “coronation” for a second time period.
The previous lawmaker, who’s a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisted that any presidential aspirant underneath the occasion would carry out higher than the present administration.
“Any particular person amongst these within the presidency in ADC will do a million instances higher than Tinubu. There can by no means be a worse president than Tinubu,” Melaye stated.
He additional challenged the president to permit what he referred to as a genuinely free and truthful contest, expressing confidence in his personal possibilities in opposition to Tinubu.
“Let’s go on a free and truthful election. As we speak, Bola Tinubu is essentially the most unpopular politician in Nigeria. I’ll beat him flat. He gained’t even rise up,” he added.
Melaye additionally accused the president of trying to keep away from electoral competitors, claiming that Nigerians would resist any try and undermine democratic processes.
“Let him permit a free and truthful contest. If he doesn’t permit it, we’ll make him conduct an election as a result of he doesn’t need an election. He needs to be Kabiyesi and Igwe. We gained’t permit that to occur in Nigeria,” he stated.
Melaye contested the November 2023 Kogi State governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP), the place he completed third. Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gained the election with 446,237 votes, whereas Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Celebration (SDP) got here second with 259,052 votes. Melaye polled 46,362 votes.
Boluwatife Enome
Times Nigeria