The Benue state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP)\u00a0 has taken
\na swipe at the state Deputy Governor, Chief Benson Abounu for calling on
\nthe Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) to declare the Benue
\nSouth rerun election won by it inconclusive .<\/p>\n
The electoral umpire has since declared PDP candidate, Senator David Mark
\nin the election\u00a0 winner. He polled a total vote of 84192\u00a0 against the All
\nProgressive Party ( APC) candidate Daniel Onjeh who scored 71621 votes<\/p>\n
The PDP woman leader in Benue state\u00a0 Mrs. Abeje\u00a0 Egwa\u00a0 in a reaction
\ntoday told Abounu to accept the defeat of his party in the rerun election
\nin good faith.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Egwa pointedly\u00a0 who accused the Deputy governor of involvement in
\nelectoral misdemeanors alleging that “Abounu made several attempts to
\ncause mayhem during the\u00a0 election”.<\/p>\n
She recalled that after the Deputy governor failed in his attempts at
\ndisrupting the election he is now seeking refuge in wild and unfounded
\nallegations.<\/p>\n
According to Mrs. Egwa ” The\u00a0 Deputy governor used security at his
\ndisposal to intimidate voters not only at his Otukpo -Icho polling unit
\nbut at various other units while moving around under the guise of
\nmonitoring the election.<\/p>\n
“Although Abounu and his cohorts were resisted , he however led security
\naides and thugs to other polling units attempting to disrupt the election
\nin areas considered the strong hold of the PDP.<\/p>\n
” It is shameful for a current Deputy Governor\u00a0 for out of fear of defeat
\nattempted to relocate a polling unit to his personal house . When the
\nattempt failed , he resorted to using the state apparatus to harass and
\nintimidate voters “.<\/p>\n
She alleged that after the defeat suffered by the Deputy Governor, instead
\nof imbibing the spirit of sportsmanship, Mr Abounu resorted to crude and
\nbarbaric intimidation of PDP supporters who defeated him last Saturday by
\nusing security apparatus at his disposal to harass, intimidate and clamp
\nthem into unwarranted detention.<\/p>\n
” As we speak, PDP members could no longer sleep in Okete ward as Abounu
\nis using the police in Otukpo to clamp down on them. They are being
\narrested and detained arbitrarily . Their onLy offence was that they
\ndefeated the Deputy Governor in his polling unit, ward and Local
\nGovernment” she disclosed.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Egwa therefore called on President Muhammad Buhari and Governor
\nSamuel Ortom to call Abounu to order so as to stop him from causing
\nfurther violence in Benue South.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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