Former senator presenting Kogi West Senatorial District and spokesperson of the Abubakar Atiku/ Okowa Campaign Organisation, Dino Melaye, is set to contest the 2023 governorship position in Kogi State. Ahead of the declaration of interest, the controversial politician posted a video of some of his die-hard fans chanting and singing his praises on social media, while stating that he is the only candidate who can turn the fortune of Kogi around. He also gave a hint on Instagram with the #Dinoiscoming hashtag, which many of his fans reacted to
. About two weeks after posting the video, Melaye released his first poster, describing himself as the solution to Kogi’s numerous challenges. A campaign song has also been composed in Hausa to announce his intention to contest in the governorship election.
Melaye first ran for governor in the state in 2019. He lost the keenly contested primary election where he came third, with a total of 70 votes behind Ibrahim Abubakar who had 710 votes, while Engineer Musa Wada won the party primaries. However, Yahaya Bello of the All Progressive Congress, APC won the election.
