Dino Melaye

Dino Melaye
Senator
In office
June 2015 – 11 October 2019
Preceded bySmart Adeyemi
Succeeded bySmart Adeyemi
ConstituencyKogi West
Personal details
Born
Dino Daniel Melaye

(1974-01-01) 1 January 1974 (age 50)
Kano, Nigeria
Political partyPeople’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
Websitehttp://Senatordinomelaye.com

Dino Melaye (born 7 January 1974) is a Nigerian politician, a former senator and was a member of the 8th Nigeria National Assembly, representing Kogi West Senatorial district.[1] He is from Ayetoro Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.[2][3]

Melaye is a former senator and member of the House of Representatives and also a member of the People’s Democratic Party. In 2015 he defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) but returned to PDP in the build-up to 2019 elections after months of political struggle with Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello.[4] He was chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja and briefly chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation in Nigeria.[5] He was the spokesperson of 2023 presidential candidate of People's Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.[6]

  1. ^ "Dino Melaye - INFORMATION NIGERIA". informationng.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ Tayo Olu (10 December 2020). "Dino Melaye Mourns Kogi Army General Killed By COVID-19". The Whistler Online Newspaper. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ Tanimu (15 April 2017). "Senator Dino Melaye Escapes Assassins Bullets In Hometown, Ayetoro-Gbede in Kogi State". Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Dino Melaye Returns to PDP, Dumps APC". Business Post Nigeria. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ punchng (25 March 2017). "Dino Melaye's certificates scandal deepens". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ www.premiumtimesng.com https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/546835-2023-atiku-names-dino-melaye-daniel-bwala-as-campaigns-spokespersons.html#:~:text=Former%20Vice%20President%20and%20the. Retrieved 4 September 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)