Benue South Re-run: Militants plot to disrupt poll


As preparations towards the February 20th senatorial re-run election between David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and Comrade Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress, APC heat up, the Onjeh Campaign Organisation has accused the former Senate President David Mark of importing militants into Otukpo ahead of the poll.

The Director Media and Publicity of Onjeh Campaign Organisation, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi in a press statement stated that David Mark is turning Benue South into a theatre of war.

"David Mark's militants arrived Otukpo last night and are being lodged at a hotel, 25th May, Asa Otukpo, the hotel owned by Mark's son Inalegwu Mark is currently hosting the first batch of the Niger Delta militants who arrived from Asaba, Delta State while the second batch moving from Bayalsa State are currently camped at Uturu, Abia state on their way to Otukpo”.

Ogenyi recalled that the Gov. of Bayalsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson was in Otukpo where deals were sealed on how to forcefully rig the re-run election. “The importation of the militants shows the desperation of Mark and the opposition PDP towards the re-run election, it's more glaring that Mark has lost grip of his people hence he's resulting to war situation”.

“We believe on the credibility of our security agencies and their capacity to avert the impending mass murder planted by Mark. We hereby call on the chief Security officer of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, the inspector general of Police and other security outfits in the country to immediately come to the aid of the Idoma - Igede Nation before we are completely wipe out by David Mark's militants”.
Ogenyi said the people of Benue South should be allow to choose their senator as it's evident that democracy is of the people.

“The Och'Idoma, Agabaidu Ikoyi Obekpa has said, the Idoma people are not at war, but the current importation of the dreaded Niger Delta Militants into Otukpo calls for immediate intervention of the security agencies” Ogenyi added.