David Mark Takes A Clear Lead In Benue South District - Vanguard

BY PETER DURU

MAKURDI – As the results of the presidential

and National Assembly elections held Saturday

trickles in, the result of the senatorial race in

the Benue South Senatorial district shows that

the Senate President, David Mark has taken a

clear lead in six out of the nine local

government areas, LGAs, that make up the

district.

Results so far garnered by Vanguard at the

collation centre in Otukpo shows that the six

LGAs won by Mark included Ogbadibo, his APC

opponent, Daniel Onje’s hometown, where he

polled 8,102 votes to Onje’s 5,669 votes.

The results further shows that the Senate

President also led in Ado, Otukpo, Okpokwu,

Ohimini and Agatu local government areas.

A break down of the senatorial results shows

that in Okpokwu LGA, the PDP polled 13,355

while the APC polled 4,290.

In Ohimini LGA, PDP polled 6,381 while the APC

polled 4,444. In Ado LGA, PDP polled 7,894 to

APC’s 2,276.

In Agatu LGA, the PDP polled 10,350 as against

APC’s 3,325.

At the time of this report, results from Apa, Oju

and Obi LGAs were still being awaited.



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