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Senate President, David Mark, has stated that the postponement of the general election has provided millions of eligible voters an opportunity to collect their permanent voter’s cards (PVCs).

Mark, who made the remark at the opening of the plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria in Abuja, said the postponement had turned out to be “a blessing in disguise”.

According to him, if the elections had held on February14, many Nigerians would have been unable to vote.

“I want to be re-elected back but I do not want to go through the back door, I want to be re-elected with many Nigerians accepting that this is their choice.
“Whatever we can do to enable few more Nigerians to vote on their appointed days, I think it is proper that they do it,’’ he said.

Mark also restated that there was no place for an interim government in the Nigerian Constitution, saying that it was “absolutely alien to the current constitution’’.

“We will not allow that,’’ he said. In his remarks, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of the Christian Association (CAN), said that the theme of the conference challenged every Nigerian to nurture their family.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme is titled: “ Good Families Make Good Nations.’’

Oritsejafor appealed to government to continue to work hard to create employment opportunities for young Nigerians.

He also appealed to church leaders to ensure that their followers imbibe sound moral values needed to raise responsible families.

“We must along with other stakeholders continue to assist in creating an enabling environment for families to grow and mature, respect constituted authority, be honest and love one another.

“I am pleading for cooperation, unity and brotherhood; efforts must be made to denounce worldliness, to build families that imbibe godly and enduring values,’’ he said.

Oristejafor advised that in spite of diverse doctrines and other means of expressing faith, Nigerians should remain united.

Also, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, appealed to the Anglican Roman Catholic Commission (ARCC), to give a definite agenda to the commission.

Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos, and President, CBCN, said that the Church had used different associations to enlighten its members to shun acts of violence.

Kaigama said that the Church had gone beyond political or religious difference in promoting the common good of the nation.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/election-postponement-a-blessing-in-the-disguise-says-mark/202508/

This is to show that INEC wasn't prepared but was being pushed by APC to conduct the election

Yes. It's a blessing in disguise.

@at david mark, the same thing he said when he encouraged IBB to annul June 12 election won by MKO

Faibuhari:
This is to show that INEC wasn't prepared but was being pushed by APC to conduct the election

Very true;PVC for some states travelled to other states.Naija full of drama die!

Jega is sympathetic to APC.

BabaO2:
@at david mark, the same thing he said when he encouraged IBB to annul June 12 election won by MKO

That's not true? source please.....

Bridgetown:
Jega is sympathetic to APC.

Have you seen this?

Why did Jega insist on conducting elections even when it was apparent INEC wasn't ready? Such insincerity doesn't bold well for his integrity.

Chiaka:
That's not true? source please.....

Goggle june 12 Annulment actors+david mark

BabaO2:
Goggle june 12 Annulment actors+david mark

Just provide the link simple!!!

Faibuhari:
This is to show that INEC wasn't prepared but was being pushed by APC to conduct the election

Inec have no excuse, they've had years to prepare what have they been doing?

You don't pat organisations on the back for not performing. Gosh we're in desperate need of establishing standards!

queensmith:
Inec have no excuse, they've had years to prepare what have they been doing?

You don't pat organisations on the back for not performing. Gosh we're in desperate need of establishing standards!

sorry to digress, are you into fashion stuffs

The INEC was truly not prepared as at 14th Feb.
I wonder how it is that they were confident at it, when it was obvious that there are more distribution to be done. That's suspicious.
Even the APC that was goading them, one wonders the moral basis for that.
Even the Campaign chairman of ibikunle amosun conceded this fact on Channelstv this morning.
The best we can do for Jega is to charge him to his responsibilities, not congratulate him in the face of ineptitude.
GodblessNaija.