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Born on January 7, 1974, Dino Melaye is a politician, entrepreneur, and social activist hailing from Ayetoro Gbede in Kogi State’s Ijumu Local Government Area in Nigeria. He was elected to the 8th Nigerian National Assembly to represent the Kogi West Senatorial District. He has previously served as a senator and as a member of the House of Representatives. Dino Melaye is a supporter of the PDP. After months of political disputes with the governor of Kogi State, he switched to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015 but subsequently returned to the PDP in the lead-up to the 2019 elections. He chaired the Senate’s FCT (Federal Capital Territory) Committee in Abuja and briefly held the position of chairman of the Senate Committee on Nigerian Aviation. He also acted as the spokesperson ...

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has declared interest in the November 16 governorship election in Kogi state, according to sources. One of Melaye’s allies told TheCable that the lawmaker declared his gubernatorial ambition at a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) meeting in Aiyetoro Gbede, his hometown in Kabba local government area of the state. “He (Melaye) has met with PDP leaders in Aiyetoro Gbede and informed them of his decision to run for governor. He will still make a formal declaration,” the source, who did not want to be named, said. Attempts to reach Melaye on Saturday evening did not yield the desired result as his telephone line was out of reach. To achieve his aim of being governor, Melaye will have to beat Abubakar Idris, son of a former governor, and oth...

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Dino Melaye joins Kogi gubernatorial race