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APC Chairman says Onjeh is ready for Senatorial rerun election

He, however, advised Mark to opt out of the election as he does not stand any chance of winning.

David Mark (L) of the PDP and Daniel Onjeh (R) of APC

The All Progressive Congress (APC) says it is ready to participate in the Benue South Senatorial District rerun election between former Senate President David Mark of PDP, and Daniel Onjeh of APC.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that 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.

The Chairman of APC in Benue, Comrade Abba Yaro, told NAN in Makurdi on Saturday that the good work being done by the APC government in the state would give the party added advantage ahead of the rerun.

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"We are fully prepared to take on our opponent in the election.

"We will demonstrate to Nigerians that the era of dominance of David Mark has ended.

"You will see the great margin with which he will be defeated in the election.

"As the party chairman, I can tell you that none of the candidates that I took to the polls lost.

" won the Benue North Senatorial election; Sen. also won the Benue North Central polls; and this election will not be an exception.’’

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Yaro said that the party would stand behind its candidate to ensure victory in the rerun scheduled to hold in Feb. 2016.

He said 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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