YOUNG ALHAJI JOIN FORCES WITH MARK

16th Feb 2016

Alhaji Usman Abubarka aka Young Alhaji, one of the most vibrant charismatic politicians in Benue State, who has always been a strong opponent of Senator David Mark in the Benue South Senatorial race since 2003 has asked multiple of his supporters to join him vote and support Mark to return to the Senate in the upcoming Benue South Senatorial rerun election on the 20^th of February. He said a vote for Mark is a Vote to resist all forms of external influence and control by enemies of the Idoma nation. In his words, he said “for the love you have for me i am begging you to please vote Senator David Mark back” he urged them to drop party affiliation and work together as one idoma. “i am not an ogbadibo man and you are not an Apa man, you are not an Igede man nor are you from Ohimini or Otukpo, Okpokwu or Agatu, we are all one idoma”.

He made this remark In a meeting of all idoma sons and daughters held in his house at GRA otukpo, the hall was full to a point of near stamped, present at the meeting was Igoche mark, Emmanuel Onuh the former Otukpo local government chairman, a former chairman of Oju local government, political leaders from the nine local government area, elders, youths and women from across Zone C. Senator David Mark who has empowered and influenced the appointment of countless number of idoma sons and daughters into key position at both the federal and state level, is seen as a threat by some of the Tiv’s and they will stop at nothing to see him out of the Senate. Young Alhaji clearly told his supporters that this election is not an election against Mark and his opponent Daniel Onjeh of the APC “this is an election between the idoma’s and Akume “.

He said Mark is the best choice for the idoma people and that a vote for Daniel Onjeh is a vote to submit the idomas to external control and slavery, he said his decision to support Mark is burn out of the danger he sees ahead. I still remain in my party Accord party he said, but for the love i have for my fathers’ land i am dropping party sentiment to support Mark to return to the Senate, He said he has not joined the PDP yet because PDP has not wooed him. Igoche Mark in his short speech thanked young Alhaji and the entire gathering for their show of love and urged them to vote and support the return of Mark. This move by Young Alhaji is a great boost to the already increasing and overwhelming support for Senator David Marks return to the Senate.