The lawmaker representing Kogi West at the Senate, Senator Dino Melaye, has reacted to the ruling of the National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal.

The Tribunal sitting in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, on Friday, sacked the lawmaker and ordered a fresh election.

Melaye took to his Twitter handle @dino_melaye shortly after the ruling to laugh off the court order, saying no cause for alarm over his Senate mandate.

He also noted that there would definitely be a fresh election in Kogi West because he would emerge as the next governor of the State and his emergence would create a vacuum that must be filled through the conduct of a fresh election in the district.

Melaye tweeted:

“On Tribunal judgement. No cause 4 alarm at all. Even if it went my way they will still go to the Appeal Court. Our mandate can not be taken. We will get judgment at the Appeal Court.

“There will be fresh election in Kogi West because I will be Governor. For my Senate mandate no shaking.”

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In another tweet, the Senator posted a photo of himself laughing and captioned:

He who laugh last, laugh best…KOGI Governor loading pic.twitter.com/3hvAfA9yHc

— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@dino_melaye) August 23, 2019