By Promise Eze
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has won the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primaries in Kogi State.
He polled 313 votes to defeat Idoko Ilonah who had 124 votes.
Awoniyi Sunday had 77 votes while Musa Wada had 56 votes
The former lawmaker will be up against Usman Ododo, the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress for the election.
Last week, Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, said Melaye does not have what it takes to be governor.
Wike said if Melaye wins the party’s ticket, he can’t defeat other candidates in the race to secure victory in the governorship election in November.
“When you give Dino that ticket you know he won’t win in Kogi state,” Wike had said.
