Despite losing his senatorial ambition, Dino Melaye has further restated his allegiance to the presidential ambition of Atiku Abubakar.
Melaye who is believed to be rooting for Atiku, a leading presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, described the former as his “political DNA”.
Recall that the former lawmaker, who lost his senatorial ticket to a House of Representatives member representing Kabba-Buni/Ijumu Federal Constituency, Tajudeen Yusuf, had alleged “gang-up” for his loss at the primary.
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Meanwhile, taking to his Twitter handle days after his defeat at the poll, Dino Melaye wrote;
“My political DNA is Atiku.”
Quest Times understands that this comes amid backlash from some of the critics of the former lawmaker, who saw his defeat as a welcome development following his ardent support for Atiku.