Candidate of the All Progressives Congress at the
just concluded Benue South senatorial rerun, Comrade Daniel Onyirofie Onjeh has
once again dragged his opponent, David Mark to the election petition tribunal,
citing irregularities in the contest.
This is the second time Onjeh is going back to the
tribunal. The first time was in 2015 and his petition led to the nullification
of Mark’s election which gave rise to the rerun.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had
declared Senator David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party the winner of the
poll with a margin of more than 12,000 votes.
Speaking with newsmen shortly after filing the
petition in Makurdi on Sunday, Onjeh noted that evidence on the of the
Certified True Copy of result declaration sheets obtained from INEC showed
observed irregularities and noncompliance with Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
He said, “We have put in an air tight petition with
the hope that justice would be done to it and we would be declared winner.”
He argued that results in his stronghold were either
cancelled or rejected without reason and cited the case of a particular polling
unit in Ado Local Government where he won the PDP.
The respondents including Mark, PDP and INEC have 21
days to reply to the petition upon being served, following which, Onjeh and the
APC would reply within seven days, after which sitting would commence.
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