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The senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, on Friday lost at the Court of Appeal, as his suit challenging his sack from the National Assembly was dismissed.
A three man panel of the appellate court in a judgment delivered upheld the decision of the Kogi State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal which nullified the election of Melaye as Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District on account of manifest electoral malpractices.
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The appellate court in agreeing with the decision of the tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election within 90 days.