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David Mark Wins Benue South Election For Fifth Term, Apc’s Onjeh Rejects Result by liljboy(m): 9:35am On Mar 31, 2015
The Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC, has announced the results for all
elections in Benue South this morning in Otukpo,
the headquarters of the zone.
According to the Returning Officer, PDP is
leading in all the areas and the following
persons were returned elected:
Senator David Mark (PDP) – For Senate, Benue
South;
Hon Ezekiel Awulu Adaji (PDP) – House of Reps
(Otukpo/Ohimini)
Hon. Adamu Entonu (PDP) – House of Reps
(APA/Agatu)
Hon. Sam Okwu (PDP) – House of Reps (Oju/
Obi).
Onje rejects results
The Senate President, David defeated former
president of the National Association of
Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Daniel
Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mark polled a total of 99, 538 while Onjeh
scored 50, 115 votes.
Mark has been in the senate for about 16 years
since 1999.
He spent 8 years in the senate as a floor
member and another 8 years as Senate
President.
Onjeh has, however, faulted the results, saying
the conduct of the polls was marred by
irregularities, ballot snatching and manipulation
of figures.
With this, Mark, a retired soldier would stay in
the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly
for 20 years.
However, the candidate of the All Progressives
Congress in the zone, Daniel Onjeh has called
for the cancellation of elections in Agatu and
Otukpo Local Government Areas of the zone
over issues bothering on electoral malpractices.
According to Onjeh, there was no accreditation
in Agatu, where Mark was declared winner by
the returning officer.
The candidate in a statement issued on Monday
through the media section of the DayBreak
Campaign Organisation, claimed that in Otukpo,
the number of results announced was more than
the number of the people accredited.
“This is broad daylight robbery. Where did the
result in Agatu come from? We all know that
people in Agatu are in disarray because of the
ongoing crisis in the area. From the report we
got, there was no accreditation in many interior
villages where Mark reportedly got over 15,000
votes. This is not possible.
“David Mark and his agents should explain to us
where they got that Otukpo result from. How
on earth will the number of votes surpass the
number of those accredited?
“Even in Orokam where Onjeh convincingly
floored Mark with a wide margin, the result was
manipulated along the road and he was declared
winner in Orokam. We are calling on INEC to
cancel election in these areas.
“Also in Ehaje Ward 2 where I won at the poll,
the result was different in Otukpo.
The candidate further restated his position
that the INEC should stand by the record on
its card reader to avoid further manipulation.
http://dailypost.ng/2015/03/31/david-mark-wins-benue-south-election-for-fifth-term-apcs-onjeh-rejects-result/
Re: David Mark Wins Benue South Election For Fifth Term, Apc’s Onjeh Rejects Result by SweetyZinta(f): 9:49am On Mar 31, 2015
Pdp falsifying results since 1200AD, shame no catch una? Na only him be man 4 Benue? 5th time!!





Idont bliv it
Re: David Mark Wins Benue South Election For Fifth Term, Apc’s Onjeh Rejects Result by liljboy(m): 10:22am On Mar 31, 2015
SweetyZinta:
Pdp falsifying results since 1200AD, shame no catch una? Na only him be man 4 Benue? 5th time!!





Idont bliv it
shey u see the link?

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