Benue Rerun: NEC Fixes February 13 For Mark, Onjeh Clash

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the Benue South Senatorial District re-run election for February 13, 2016, Daily Post reports.

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According to INEC, 4,931 staff will be deployed to conduct the election.

The breakdown shows that 102 Supervising Presiding Officers; 1,016 Presiding Officers; and 3,522 Assistant Presiding Officers (I, II, III), will be deployed.

Others are 1,174 Assistant Presiding Officers and 235 Reserve Assistant Presiding Officers.

Many are expecting the elections to be a two-horse race between Comrade Daniel Onjeh, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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Legit.ng recalls that the election of  David Mark was nullified by a Court Of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. The court also ordered a re-run election within 90 days.

In reaction to the the court ruling for a re-run of the Benue South Senatorial election, the returning officer who conducted the election, Professor Latif Tiamiyu, has reportedly said the election which produced David Mark as the winner was free and fair.

Benue South Senatorial District has nine local government areas, 102 Registration Areas, 1,016 Polling Units and a total of 1,174 Voting Points.

Source: Legit.ng