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| David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by agabusta: 6:13pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
[size=13pt]Petitioner asks court to nullify former Senate President’s election[/size] http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/petitioner-asks-court-to-nullify-former-senate-presidents-election/ Makurdi – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 28 senatorial election for Benue South, Mr Daniel Onjeh, has asked the Justice Mosumola Dipeolu-led National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi to nullify the election and order a fresh election. Onjeh said this on Thursday during the adoption of the final addresses of all the parties in his petition challenging the election of Sen. David Mark of the PDP in the election. He said that the result forms produced by INEC did not reflect the actual votes cast during the senatorial election in the zone. The petitioner tendered several relevant documents, including his written statement, on oath and certified true copies of result sheets from the nine LGAs to prove his case. In his submission, counsel to Onjeh, Mr Tunji Oso, alleged that Mark was prophetically declared the winner by INEC while collation of results were still ongoing in seven local government areas of the zone on March 29. Oso further alleged that there was no evidence of holding of election or collation in 107 polling units across the senatorial zone as form EC8A (1) for the said polling units were not produced by INEC. He submitted that the results of seven local government areas, Agatu, Obi, Okpokwu, APA, Ado, Ogbadibo and Oju which were proved to be collated on March 29 could not be part of the votes upon which Mark was returned since he was declared winner on March 28. He urged the tribunal to expunge the votes of the identified local government areas from the total votes of parties where Mark supposedly polled 99,538 votes while Onjeh polled 50,115. Oso pointed out that votes were only validly collated in Ohimini and Otukpo local government areas where Onjeh polled a total number of 16,033 votes while Mark polled a total of 27,137 votes. The Petitioner’s counsel insisted that more than half of the votes cast and more than half of the polling units where elections were supposed to have been held were vitiated and invalidated. He, therefore, urged the tribunal to nullify the election and order for fresh poll. Oso noted that it was a settled law that where more than half of total votes cast or half of total polling units is vitiated, the tribunal ought to nullify the entire election. However, counsel for Mark, Mr Kenneth Ikonne, urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition, arguing that all the allegations in the petition were criminal in nature and the onus rested on the petitioner to prove it. Ikonne said the petitioner alleged irregularities, malpractices, allocation of votes, multiplication of figures, over-voting, over accreditation, concoction of results but failed to prove his case. Counsel for PDP, Mr Chris Alechenu, aligned himself with the submissions of Ikonne and also urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Mosumola Dipeolu, commended the parties in the matter and informed them that judgment date would be communicated to them through the tribunal Secretariat.(NAN) http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/petitioner-asks-court-to-nullify-former-senate-presidents-election/ |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by agabusta: 6:14pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
From the look of things, Senator David Mark may have to prepare for another election. This Onjeh guy seems to have pursued his case to a very logical conclusion  Afam4eva, OAM4J, Lalasticlala, your attention is needed *** He looks cool and may turn out to be a very responsible senator. But that is left to Benue peeps to decide, if indeed a re-run is ordered. 8 Likes
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| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by Imortal001: 6:14pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Ok |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by TonyeBarcanista(m): 6:16pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by TonyeBarcanista(m): 6:18pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by SonOfTheLion(m): 6:25pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
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| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by GabrielSuswam(m): 6:26pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
The Great Okpokpwuru |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by IYANGBALI: 6:26pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
David MARCH,going going...........GONE  10 Likes |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by yemiuk: 6:26pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Nah real wa oooo |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by Bibors(m): 6:26pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
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| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by kay29000(m): 6:26pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Hmm! Naija and its different episodes of Super Story. |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by wasco24: 6:27pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
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| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by damton(m): 6:27pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
David mark has done his part. in the event he loses, he should honourably quit. 15years in the hallowed chambers is not a child's play 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by okooloyun1(m): 6:28pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
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| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by DICKtator: 6:28pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
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| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by Nobody: 6:28pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
agabusta:his conclusions are irrelevant, if i must say... "wen disagreement emerge, the truth will be unveiled. no mind dem. politics at its peak |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by fredosky111(m): 6:28pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Onjeh shud go nd rest |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by themilanway(m): 6:29pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Just the way his boss Jona was booted out and sent packing back to Otuoke,Mark should gather his belongings no matter how heavy or small it might look. He is returning to Otupko sooner than he anticipated. The senate is not his birth place and birth right. 18 Likes |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by Leyemoshood: 6:29pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
he should start packing 1 Like |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by 360degree(m): 6:29pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Jonathan to Otueke David Mark to Oktupo 14 Likes |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by baloney: 6:30pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by fyna: 6:31pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Mark most go... 1 Like |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by BCISLTD: 6:31pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by Anikulhapo(m): 6:32pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Mark Is Going Deeper And Deeper, Omi Aye Ti N Gbe Lo |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by babadem2much(m): 6:33pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
David should start parking , I will pay for the charter . 1 Like |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by vicadex07(m): 6:34pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
OMASE O...  AND HE WAS ONCE THE NUMBER 3 MAN IN THIS COUNTRY...  PDP...TAKE HEART EHN...I HEARD YOU GUYS HAVE NOW RELOCATED TO ZIMBABWE  https://www.nairaland.com/2600060/pdp-emerge-strong-opposition-party THAT SHOULD SERVE AS ENOUGH CONSOLATION 1 Like |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by Tonnierichy(m): 6:37pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
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| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by Nonybb: 6:37pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Somebody should STOP this APC. I hate that party with PASSION 1 Like |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by klassd(m): 6:37pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Jail time |
| Re: David Mark: Counsels Close Case, Benue Tribunal Set To Announce Date Of Judgment by SweetJoystick(m): 6:39pm On Sep 17, 2015 |
Waiting patiently |
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