Lagos, Nigeria – Former Nigerian lawmaker Senator Dino Melaye stated on Sunday, April 19, 2026, that he would defeat Nigeria‘s President Bola Tinubu in a free and fair election.
Okay News reports that Melaye delivered these remarks during an interview on the Mic On Podcast, hosted by Seun Okinbaloye.
“Me, Dino Melaye. Let’s go on a free and fair election,” he said. He added, “I will beat him flat… in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
The former representative for Kogi State stated that his primary goal is removing the current administration from office. “My own for now is that we must send Tinubu away. Whoever emerges from consensus or from a primary, I will support,” he said.
Melaye alleged the president might resist transparent electoral processes. “Let him allow a free and fair contest. And if he doesn’t allow it, we will make him conduct our election. Because he doesn’t want election. He wants to be Kabiyesi. He wants to be Igwe,” he said.
Addressing potential political alliances, he dismissed discussions about specific pairings. “I am not interested in any joint ticket or non-joint ticket… we are only interested in rescuing this country,” he said. He further stated, “My brother, anybody among those interested in presidency in ADC would do one million times better than Tinubu. They can never be a worse president than Tinubu,” he said.
