Benue Election Tribunal Annuls Senate President David Marks Election

February 23, 2008 | + to my favorites

The Benue State Election Petitions Tribunal today in Makurdi nullified the election of Senate President David Mark

In a 150-page judgement read by the tribunal chairman,Justice C.I. Uriri,the panel ruled that Mark was not duly elected senator for Benue south senatorial district in the April 14,2007 poll as declared by the Independent NMational Electoral Commission(INEC).

The tribunal said the election which returned Mark was marred by irregularities ranging from falsification of results,through intimidation of supporters of opposition All Nigeria Peoples Party(ANPP) supporters to substitution of poll result sheets in some local governments.

Consequently,the tribunal ordered fresh ballot in Agatu and Okpokwu local governments within 60 days.

ANPP's Alhaji Usman Abubakar (Young Alhaji) had asked the tribunal to void tjhe election of PDP'S David Mark.

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