Leadership (Abuja)
24 February 2008
Senate President David Mark's election was yesterday nullified by the election petition tribunal sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. If his appeal fails, he is almost certain to quit the Senate after a re-run of the election in two local government areas as ordered by the tribunal.
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though the Idoma people, being minority in Nigeria and even Benue will definately lose the so much cherised position of the senate president, it is a big victory for democracy and Nigeria.Young Alhaji, actually won that election of 21 April 2007.I monitored the election under NANS ELECTION MONITORING TEAM in that Zone. Am sad that we will lose the senate presidency,but will be happy because justice will prevail.
A new dawn in the Nigerian political landscape, how are the might falling. The day has arrived in Nigeria when we have a system that rewards success. With no beef against Senator David Mark, the decision announced today by the Tribunal should give every Nigeria joy and hope that finally Nigeria has arrived. Every Nigeria Nigerian should feel vindicated that the days of election rigging and injustice are becoming a thing of the past. Nigerians could not be prouder that finally the Nigerian judiciary is becoming independence and above the fray playing the role of its function as the last line of hope for the common person in a democracy.
I would hope that the tribunal looking over the presidential election would borrow courage and do the right thing to purge Nigeria of negative image and restore hope and a positive sense of nationhood. Finally Nigeria we hailed Thee.