Former Senate President, David Mark has assured that Benue South Senatorial zone will remain
impenetrable for the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming re-run election.
He based his optimism on the overwhelming solidarity and
support “by my people who are solidly behind me . I can tell
you without any fear of contradiction that there is no
opposition to my party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
in my zone.”
Speaking when the Senate caucus of the PDP paid him a
solidarity visit following the annulment of his March 28,
2015 Senatorial election, Mark assured that the Appeal
tribunal verdict has strengthened him and his constituents
the more.

A statement issued on Sunday by Paul Mumeh, the Media
Assistant to the Senator, quoted Mark as saying: “The
Appellate tribunal judgement came as a surprise to me. But
I am happy there is opportunity for a rerun election. I can
assure you that any day, any time, my people will vote for
me.
“Benue South Senatorial zone is totally a PDP arear. One
Senator, the four House of Representative members, 10 out
of 11 state House of Assembly members are all members of
the PDP . So, clearly, there is no room for APC or any other
party in my area.
“Be rest assured that under a free and fair contest , I have
no challenger. My people would not be cowed or intimidated
to do otherwise.
“I respect the ruling of the Appeal Tribunal , but let no one be
deceived by any gimmick that the result of the election was
declared while collation was still on. The Independent
National Electoral Commission(INEC) returning officer
Professor Latif Tiamiyu who announced the result three
days after the election, a university Professor is alive.


“The election was conducted on March 28, 2015 , the result
was declared on March 30, 2015, how could the result have
been declared before the final collation?.
“For me, it is one of those ironies of life. I take it in good
faith. I know as a matter of fact that my people will rise up
to the challenge to vote for me and defend their votes”.
Speaking earlier, the Deputy President of the Senate, Chief
Ike Ekweremadu who led the 49 PDP Senators on the
solidarity visit, said the appeal tribunal verdict was only a
temporary setback, but expressed confidence that Senator
Mark will triumph at the rerun polls.
According to him, “We are here to assure you our leader that
we will stand by you. We know your worth; Nobody can
diminish the fact that you remain a great asset to this
country. We know your people value you. They will not let
you down.
“We will be with you in this struggle. You are not new to this
kind of battle. Like in the previous challenges, you will come
out Victorious because you mean well for your people and
this country.”


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