Electoral Bill: Dino Melaye Talks Tough, Vows To Stage A Protest

Electoral Bill: Dino Melaye Talks Tough, Vows To Stage A Protest

Senator Dino Melaye has vowed to stage a protest following President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sign the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 into law.

Speaking in an interview with Channels TV posted on Facebook on Tuesday, Dino Melaye vowed to lead Nigerians to the street to demand the restoration of democracy in the country’s electoral processes.

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According to Dino, the only way to curb bad governance is to get a proper electoral system that will include all Nigerians, stressing that “asking delegates to determine the faith of millions of people, is not democracy”.

In his words, “If Buhari refuses to sign the electoral bill, he will know that Nigeria is not a Banana Republic. I will lead Nigerians to the streets for protest. A kind of protest you have not seen before and I am not afraid of anybody. This country belongs to all of us.

“Everything needed to revive this country is dependent on our electoral processes, once we don’t get that right, everything will continue to go wrong.

“I am for direct primary because democracy is supposed to be a government of the people by the people and for the people. Asking delegates to determine the faith of millions of people, is not democracy”.

Dino Melaye represented Kogi Central at the 8th National Assembly.