Election results: Nigerians react as Dino Melaye defeats APC, returns to Senate

Nigerians on social media have reacted to the return of Senator Dino Melaye to the 9th Assembly.

Fidelis Chidi Blog reported yesterday that Senator Melaye emerged winner in Saturday’s National Assembly election for Kogi West Senatorial District.

The Senator who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, defeated his rival, Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressive Congress, APC.

He polled a total of 85, 395 votes to defeat his APC opponent who scored 66, 902 votes.
Some Nigerians feel his victory was not good for Nigeria and the upper legislative chamber, while others congratulated and thanked God for him.
He also received hailing from some Nigerians, while others bashed him:

@OnochieEmeka, “Big congratulations my Senator, they fought hard against you, but you ended up victorious.
I look forward to seeing your usual doggedness in the senate.”
@stan31640266, “I believed @inecnigeria declared you winner and u accepted it. Pls be ready to accept it when they declare @MBuhari as the winner of the presidential poll. We are moving to the #NextLevel.”
@Buchyogba, ” You be man. With all the persecution, you persevered. Congrats Dino!”

@Kevinobas, “Damn.”
@hi_be_Square, “Bad news!”
@AdigunOrpeyemmy, “Heartbreaker news. Chai!”

@2geeMurphy, “If someone like Dino can win the election then something is really wrong with the system.”
@iam_chiebuka, “Congrats Dino you have shown once more that nothing can cow you out your a great man.”
@RalphMasterpri1, “He did well so he will win……go for senate president abeg.”
@Ijarija, @Show your constituency undiluted love by doing marvelous works to them now. Congrats my man.”
@Mogyemo, “Glory to God! Dino the Dinosaur! Keep peppering them joints.
You will live long. Be consistent in your opposition to bad governance, don’t defect again, Just be consistent.”
@ayeni_zachariah, “Congratulations sir, may God lead you as you’re going to fight the once again in the house.”
@SundayKadir, “You are our own and we will never I say never allowed any external person to ridicule you keep moving we are at your back.”
@Otaigbesautos, “Congratulations to the best senator of the 8th Assembly Looking forward to your continuous contribution to our nation.”