Wike Rules Out Dino Melaye In Kogi Guber Contest

<h4>Wike Rules Out Dino Melaye In Kogi Guber Contest<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has ruled out Atiku&&num;8217&semi;s spokesperson from the Kogi governorship election scheduled for November 11&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Dino Melaye hails from Kogi West which has not produced governor of the State since its creation on August 27&comma; 1991&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lanky politician had represented Kogi West in both Reps and Senate before contesting for the number one seat in 2019 but failed to secure the ticket&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking to a group of journalists in Port Harcourt drawn from NTA&comma; AIT&comma; TVC&comma; governor Wike maintained that the Peoples Democratic Party&comma; PDP&comma; must strategically select who flies the party&&num;8217&semi;s ticket saying<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Dino &lpar;Melaye&rpar; does not have what it takes to be a Governor&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It would be recalled that Dino Melaye fell out with Wike when he openly supported Atiku who Wike said was not supposed to be the party&&num;8217&semi;s candidate on account of where he hails from&comma; Northeast<&sol;p>&NewLine;