The Senator David Mark campaign organization for the February 20,
2016 Benue south rerun election has told the national chairman of the
All Progressive Congress (APC) Chief John Oyegun to call the party’s
candidate Daniel Onjeh and his campaign team to order.
The Mark campaign organization said in Otukpo, Benue state that the
continued inflammatory statements, innuendo, abuse and poor conduct of
Onjeh and his campaign team ahead of the rerun election is clearly
unbecoming of someone aspiring to lead.
The APC, through a certain Ogenyi Okpokwu had alleged that Senator
David Mark imported some armed men into Otukpo ahead of the election.
A press statement issued by Mark’s campaign organization director media & publicity Adakole Elijah stated: “We
believe very strongly that this is another APC plot to cover its
antics. We cannot fall for it. We cannot be part of this crude
mentality. We demand an immediate retraction and unreserved apology
forthwith.”
The statement warned that they would employ all legal, legitimate means to bring Onjeh and his team to justice.
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) had earlier accused the All
Progressive Congress (APC) of conniving with the police and other
security operatives of plot to manipulate the process to favour the
latter.
The PDP in a petition to the police command alleged that the APC has
connived with the security operatives to arrest its coordinators and
supporters on trumped up charges of Sundry crimes in order to put them out of circulation until the election is over.
Read the full statement below.
“We make bold to state unequivocally that we have maintained the
highest level of decorum and restrain in spite of the unwarranted
provocation since the campaign started.
“It is therefore instructive to remind Chief Oyegun that as a man
who comes from the great Benin Kingdom the custodian of Africa rich
cultural heritage where respect for elders is a grand norm, he cannot be
indulging Onjeh’s ceaseless insult on our Principal.
‘The APC does not need to attack our principal. This is an
election. All they need do is to tell the people what they have done or
want to do. Senator Mark cannot be the APC agenda. We have an array of
what we have done for the people. We cannot join issues with them.
“Our people have now seen the difference between what our
principal stands for and what the APC wants to do in Benue South. They
have seen how Senator Mark influences human capital development,
attracting a university to Benue South, multi billion naira Otobi water
dam to address the water and electricity problems in the area, the
legendary Oweto/Loko bridge to facilitate movement of goods and services
as well as annual scholarship to students under David Mark scholarship
Foundation among others. These are verifiable facts.
“We do not need a resort to self-help to win elections. Our
people are now convinced that external forces cannot determine their
destiny. They know that Senator Mark represents Idoma dreams. They have
decided once again to vote for Senator Mark.
“We also need to remind Security operatives to be on the alert as
the APC in Benue state is perfecting plan to unleash mayhem on Benue
south during and after the elections.
“Credible information reaching us indicates that the APC is said
to be sewing camouflage army and police uniforms for thugs during the
election.
“But what they must know by now is that our people have resolved
to take their destiny in their hands. And no amount of intimidation or
external forces can change their resolve to vote for Senator a Mark.
“A forth night ago, the Benue State PDP Chairman, Dr. Emmanuel
Agbo alerted the security operatives of the grand design by the APC to
sew fake Army uniforms for thugs to use during the election. The matter
is being investigated.”
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