Dino Melaye, the governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has refuted allegations of receiving N3 billion from Atiku Abubakar and Aliko Dangote for the Kogi elections.
Addressing his supporters during a dinner organized in Abuja by his campaign team, Melaye dismissed the reports as the work of detractors aiming to undermine his campaign efforts.
Emphasizing the falsehood of the claims, Melaye stated, “The speculation that I collected N1 billion from Atiku and N2 billion from Dangote is fake news peddled by betrayers.” He urged people to discern the truth, highlighting the need to collaborate across zones for successful governance.
Melaye also shared valuable lessons, stating;
“One of the lessons is that the east now know more than ever before, that they cannot become governor alone. You will have to collaborate with other zones to become governor.
“The second lesson is also for those of us from the west. Next time, we should listen to the words of wisdom from our elders and not from commercialized characters who because of their individual and selfish interests created problems for us.
“Because at the end of the day, what our elders have been saying that this will be the worst (election) for us, is eventually what happened.”