After the Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, theBenue State capital, on Saturday voided the return of former Senate President, David Mark, of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner ofthe March 28 Benue South Senatorial District election, Mr Mark has said whatever the case may be, if the election is conducted again, he would still defeat Daniel Onjeh of APC, who challenged his victory in court.Reacting through his spokesperson, Paul Mumeh, Mark said, "I won the election clean and clear. If we go back to the polls 100 times, I will still winconvincingly."Whatever the situation may be, one thing I knowis that my people are solidly behind me. They also appreciate the fact that I have done more than enough to lift up Idoma nation to a positionof eminence in the contemporary political history of Nigeria.
The Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Usman, has declared support for the Peace Corps bill passed by the National Assembly. The bill, which seeks to turn the Peace Corps, a non-government organisation, into a government paramilitary agency, has elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians. Proponents see it as an avenue to create jobs for thousands of youth while critics describe as a duplication of functions already being performed by existing agencies and creation of another bureaucracy at a time the country is finding it difficult to pay workers' salaries. The bill was opposed by existing military and security institutions in Nigeria and the Peace Corps leader Dickson Akoh is currently being prosecuted for alleged fraud. Apart from lawmakers, the bill is also supported by some prominent Nigerians including the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, who also asked Mr. Buhari to sign to it. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Katsina emir made a similar call on the president on Thursda...
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