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Senate President, David Mark, yesterday affirmed
that a free, fair and credible election was all that is
needed to safeguard and sustain democracy in
Nigeria, irrespective of the challenges currently
threatening the success of the 2015 general
elections.
Mark disclosed this while addressing delegates to
Saturday’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House
of Representatives’ primary election in his Otukpo,
Benue state home where he stressed that
Nigerians have come to the inescapable conclusion
that democracy is the way to go.
Mark, who expressed satisfaction with the orderly
conduct of the election, urged his people to
sustain such good conduct in the forthcoming
elections, saying: ” I always want to lead by
example. You can see from the conduct of my
people here that my constituency is most peaceful.
You cannot find us quarrelling or creating an
atmosphere of disaffection because we do things in
a dignified manner.
“We believe in justices, equity and fair play. Above
all, we allow the will of God and the people to
prevail. For us, the people are the kings and we
act in tandem with their wishes and aspirations,”
he said.
The Senate President went on to state that when
all political actors follow the law and abide by the
wishes of the electorate, that is when there would
be less rancour and acrimony in the polity
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