I have no case with Ortom,-- David Mark
Former
Senate President, David Mark, Sunday said that he did not accuse the
Benue State Government of interference in the Court of Appeal decision
which voided the Benue South Senatorial election result.
Mark however noted that he found it curious that the state governor,
Chief Samuel Ortom, promptly came up with a frantic denial of playing
any role in the
judicial decision as if he sat on the panel of judges
who voided the election.
The former Senate President spoke through his media assistant Paul Mumeh in a statement made available to reporters in Abuja.
The Court of Appeal on Saturday voided the March 28 Senatorial
election in Benue South which returned Mark as the winner of the
election.
Mark noted that it is even more strange that Ortom, claimed “neither
to have interfered nor influenced the judgement” when nobody accused or
mentioned the governor’s name in any blame sharing.
The statement read in part, “We do not intend to join issues with
anyone over the decision of the Court of Appeal in Makurdi, Benue
State, that voided the election of the former President of the Senate,
Senator David Mark, as Senator representing Benue South
“But we found it curious that the state governor, Chief Samuel Ortom,
can come up with a frantic denial of playing any role in the judicial
decision as if he sat on the panel.
“It is even more strange that Ortom, through his media adviser, Terve
Akase, said his boss neither interfered nor influenced the judgement
whereas nobody had accused or mentioned the governor’s name in any blame
sharing.
“It is trite saying in African tradition that if an owl cried in the
night and a child dies the morning, we do not need to ask who killed the
child.
“Would it be wrong to conclude therefore that Ortom, through his
media adviser, has personally or vicariously, taken responsibility for
the panel decision to rule against Senator Mark?
“On our part, we believe in the independence of the judiciary as the
last hope of the common man but the governor’s quick denial of any role
in the judgement, even when he had not been accused, is a subtle
narrative of the role the state government played in this bizarre
decision of the Appeal panel.
“In Benue South, hate him or love him, Senator Mark adorns a garment washed by God which no man can stain.
“If for whatever reason, the justices of Appeal Tribunal found merit
in awarding victory to a man who neither participated nor contested the
election in the real sense of the word, we hail their ingenuity.
“For us, it is more revealing that the Appeal panel did not question
or disapproved the results of the election but found comfort in conflict
in dates signed by the INEC returning officer for no fault of Sen. Mark
as if that was more relevant than the votes that count and were
counted.
“Nothing can be farther from the truth. Our people voted
overwhelmingly for Sen. Mark on march 28th 2015 and are prepared to do
same even now. No amount of external forces or harassment can undermine
the resolve of our people .
“It is no longer a surprise that people forget their yesterday with ease but we wish Ortom well.”
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