The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it’s ready to participate in the court-ordered Benue South Senatorial District rerun election between former Senate president David Mark of Peoples Democratic Party and Daniel Onjeh of APC.
The Appeal Court in Makurdi in November nullified the Senatorial District election held in April of which Mark was declared winner.
The court nullified the election on grounds of substantial breaches of the Electoral Act.
The Chairman of APC in Benue, Abba Yaro, said in Makurdi on Saturday that the good work being done by APC government in the state would give the party added advantage ahead of the rerun.
“We are fully prepared to take on our opponent in the election and we will demonstrate to Nigerians that the era of dominance of David Mark has ended,” he assured.
He was hopeful that the APC candidate would defeat Mark with wide margin saying that none of the party’s candidates lost during the 2015 general elections.
“Barnabas Gemade won the Benue North Senatorial election; Sen. George Akume also won the Benue North Central polls; and this election will not be an exception,” he added.
He advised Mark to opt out of the election as he does not stand any chance of winning.
Yaro said APC stands firmly behind its candidate to ensure victory in the rerun scheduled to hold in February 2016.
He admitted that the rerun election would give the people of Benue South Senatorial District the opportunity to be freed from the political grip of Mark.
The APC chieftain also explained that the party was consolidating its hold on political power by delivering the dividends of democracy to the people through effective service delivery.
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