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David Mark Is A Liar, He Did Not Pay My School Fees Says Daniel Onjeh, Benue South APC Candidate

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The All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in the forthcoming Benue South rerun senatorial election, Comrade Daniel Onjeh has denied the claims that his opponent, David Mark of the PDP, sponsored his education.

Onjeh, a former NANS president was responding the claims by the National Association of Idoma Students, NAIS that Senator Mark paid his school fees when he was an undergraduate in a University in Ghana.

“David Mark couldn’t have condescended to tell a barefaced lie that he sponsored my study in Ghana.

“If he did, I make bold to say he’s a LIAR!” he said via twitter.

The Appeal Court sitting in Makurdi had in November nullified the Benue South Senatorial District election held in April of which Mark was declared winner.

The court nullified the election on the grounds of substantial breaches of the Electoral Act.

A re-run has been scheduled for February 2016.

Mark’s victory in the March 28, 2015 National Assembly elections was challenged by Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who petitioned the state Legislative Houses Elections Tribunal seeking the cancellation of the election and an order asking INEC to conduct a fresh election in the district.

The Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu-led trial panel had on October 7, 2015 dismissed Onjeh’s petition on the grounds that the evidence tendered before the tribunal was documentary hearsay.

However, in a unanimous judgement read by Justice Peter Ige, the appellate court dismissed the judgement of the tribunal and upheld the plea of the appellant that Mark’s election failed substantially to meet with the provisions of paragraphs 39 and 40 of the INEC approved electoral guidelines and sections 73and 74 of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended.

Justice Ige thus held: The appellant showed by oral evidence that collation of results were still ongoing in seven local government areas of the district when the result was declared.

“The judgement of Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu led tribunal of October 7, 2015 dismissing the petition is nullified. Therefore the election of Senator David Mark is hereby set aside.

“INEC by this judgement is to conduct fresh senatorial election in the Benue South district within 90 days.”

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