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UPDATE: Tension as Melaye, journalists were bar from gaining entrance into INEC office
 
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Wed, 27 Nov 2019   ||   Nigeria,
 

Kogi Decide2019:

There was palpable tension, on Wednesday, at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission as security operatives prevented Senator Dino Melaye and journalists from gaining access to submit whether described “additional petition.”

It learnt that the camera of a Journalist was seized but later released when Melaye intervened.

Some minutes later, Melaye had his way and ushered himself, supporters and journalists, into INEC.

At INEC, Melaye insisted that he would not leave until a National Commissioner comes to receive the petition.

Recall that Melaye is contesting the November 16 election in Kogi West which was said to have been marred by violence and electoral malpractices.

 

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