A former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has claimed that he survived four assassination attempts in the state.
Melaye, who is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming election, blamed the attempts on the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The former lawmaker who disclosed this while featuring on Arise Television said violence is in the DNA of APC, adding that tension has been part of the lives of the Kogi people since the APC came into power seven years ago.
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According to him: “I have survived four assassination attempts; I have had 12 court cases of FG vs. Dino Melaye, and I have been attacked severally. It is not new, as it is in the DNA of the APC to be violent.
“Kogi State is like an evil forest that needs instantaneous redevelopment and needs a messiah.”
He said he hopes to be instrumental in eradicating the suffering and pains of citizens of Kogi state.
