Okowa Congratulates David Mark on his Election Victory

Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, has congratulated former Senate President Senator David Mark, on his victory at the just concluded Benue South Senatorial District Rerun Election which heldFebruary 20th 2016.

This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu, wherein the Governor described the victory as "well deserved” for Mark, a member of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.

Governor Okowa while commending INEC, security agencies and the people of Benue South Senatorial District for a peaceful and successful election said the outcome of the keenly contested election is a true reflection of the wishes of the people of Benue South.

The Governor expressed gratitude to God for the victory of Senator Mark while urging the distinguished Senator to be magnanimous in victory by extending a hand of fellowship to his opponents in the interest of the Benue South Senatorial District.

"On behalf of the government and people of Delta State, I congratulate you on your hard earned victory at the Benue South Senatorial District Rerun Election. Your victory is well deserved because you campaigned vigorously, selling the party’s policies and programmes to the people of Benue South. Your victory in five out of nine local governments in the senatorial district showed that the election was largely free, fair and keenly contested,'' he stated.

“Your reelection for a record fifth term is a fulfillment of the clearly expressed wish of the people of Benue South, and a pointer to the resilience of the PDP in staging a comeback. I therefore urge you to be humble and magnanimous in victory, remain focused and ever committed to the advancement of the interests of all Benue South people irrespective of their political affiliations or loyalties,”

Governor Okowa further called on Senator David Mark to regard his reelection to serve as “a sacred mandate from God Almighty and his people which he must discharge with immense dedication, wisdom and vigour to achieve a much more rapid pace of socio-economic development in Benue South for the benefit of its people who resoundingly reaffirmed their trust in his leadership by voting overwhelmingly for his reelection in the just concluded polls."

Okowa urged the opposition to accept defeat in good fate and cooperate with Senator Mark by not challenging the outcome of the election in the tribunal in order to move the Senatorial district forward. He wished “Senator Mark continued good health and a very successful tenure in the 8th National Assembly”.