He
stays! The Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, Benue state today has affirmed
the decision of the state election petition tribunal to uphold the February
20th, 2015 election of former Senate President, David Mark for the Benue South
Senatorial district.
Daniel
Onjeh of All Progressive Congress (APC) had dragged Senator Mark of the Peoples
Democratic Party ( PDP) to Appeal Court after the Tribunal struck out the
petition for lack of merit and filing behind the stipulated time. Onjeh had
approached the Tribunal alleging irregularities in the election after Mark’s
convincing victory at the rerun election.
Senator
Mark said this in a statement by his media aide, Paul Mumeh after the Appeal
Court sitting in Makurdi Benue state upheld his rerun election that the journey
was tortuous but was glad that all avenues were exhausted to affirm his
victory.
Justice
Obande Ogbuinya of Appeal court in the judgement today upheld the decision of
the lower Tribunal that the petition of Onjeh lacked merit , was incompetent
and status barred and therefore dismissed.
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