Brigadier General David
Bonaventure Alachenu Mark (Rtd) has finally been replaced in Benue South
Senatorial district after occupying the senatorial seat for 20 uninterrupted
years.
Mark, who has been occupant of
the seat since the return of democracy in 1999, was finally replaced by Comrade
Abba Patrick Moro.
Moro, however, retained the seat
for the Peoples Democratic Party.
Mark served as the Senate
President in the 6th and 7th Senate but returned to the floor after the PDP
lost majority to the opposition APC in 2015.
The retired soldier suffered another
heavy blow when an appellate court nullified his election in 2015.
He narrowly escaped defeat to
Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during a rerun in February
20, 2016 and has since then remained inactive in the house.
Mark vied for the presidential
primary election of his party but only managed to secure 35 votes.
During the electioneering
campaign of the PDP in Benue South, he told the people that he was retiring and
had anointed the former Minister of Interior to succeed him.
Speaking at a reception organized
in his honour on Tuesday in Abuja, Moro promised to consolidate on the ‘good
foundation’ laid by his predecessor.
“I told you during my campaigns
that I would provide qualitative and quantitative representation, I promise I
will never fail you,” he said.
Moro, a former Minister of
Interior thanked his constituents for the mandate given to him. He called on
everyone to join him to work together for the betterment of the senatorial
district and Nigeria at large.
“Please join me, let’s work
together for the good of Benue South and Nigeria at large,” Senator Moro added.
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