LEAKED: Audio Proof Of Dino Melaye Bribing Judge Over Kogi Electoral Tribunal Ruling
Sahara Reporters has released a video containing two phone conversations allegedly between former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye and newly appointed Acting Chief Judge Akon Ikpeme.
Akon Ikpeme was sworn in yesterday, December 3rd, as Acting Chief Judge of Cross River State after the retirement of the former chief judge, Justice Michael Edem.
In less than 24 hours after her was sworn in, this audio was released.
LISTEN TO THE LEAKED AUDIO HERE
According to the first audio, Dino Melaye allegedly offered the judge some money and she asked him to ensure it is US Dollars.
He went further to offer her daughter job employment in the Ministry of Health, Cross River.
In the second conversation, the voice allegedly ascribed to Dino Melaye told Chief Judge Ikpeme that he had spoken to the State’s Permanent Secretary of Health on Ikpeme Daughter’s behalf and assured her that she had gotten the job
However Dino told her that recruitment would start in March of an undisclosed year, and suggested that the young lady in question could resume work immediately while she waits for the official recruitment.
Dino said he would make this possible by giving her a note which she should present to the Permanent Secretary.
According to Sahara Reporters, these conversations were made prior to Kogi State Electoral Tribunal ruling in 2017, in which the Chief Judge allegedly subverted justice in favour of Dino Melaye.
News of this bribery scandal was first released in 2017 when the then High Court judge allegedly confessed to collecting bribe from Dino Melaye.
But insufficient evidence had kept the case pending till now.
LISTEN TO THE LEAKED AUDIO HERE
Sahara Reporters alleged that Dino Melaye has appealed to the Chief Judge to deny the leak. In tu,rn Dino allegedly said he would use his influence to kill the evidence by clearing the call logs from MTN’s database.
