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I Won My Election Clean And Clear – Mark Reacts To His Sack

 Ex-Senate President, Senator David Mark has reacted to Saturday's ruling of the Appeal Court which voided his election by declaring that he "won the election convincingly".In a statement forwarded toDAILY POSTby his media assistant, Paul Mumeh, the immediate past Senate President expressed faith that he will still win even if the election was conducted a hundred times.The Appeal Court had in its verdict on Saturday ordered a re-run of the Benue South Senatorial election.The appeal was brought by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC in that election, Daniel Onjeh.Mark, while charging his people not to be deterred by the verdict but be strengthened ahead of the re-run, said he has "no doubt that his constituents would turn out en masse to vote for him again."Continuing, he said, "Whatever the situation maybe, one thing I know is 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 position of eminence in the contemporary political history of Nigeria."I won the election clean and clear. If we go back to the polls 100 times , I will still win convincingly."

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