Rose Ejembi, Makurdi
Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has urged Nigerians to conduct themsleves peacefully during the ongoing 2019 elections, stressing that peaceful conduct of election is possible in Nigeria if politicians and relevant the authorities comply with the rules of the game.
Senator Mark who stated this shortly after casting his vote in Otukpo, Ward 1 in Benue State, posited that “the peaceful exercise so far in the state is reassuring that elections can be conducted orderly in Nigeria.”
The former Senate helmsman who arrived the polling unit in company with his wife, Helen, stated that “I expect that this peaceful trend that is characteristic of my ward and home is replicated in every part of the country. For me, election should be a game that must produce a winner or loser. We do not need to lose our heads because of election.”
Mark in a statement signed by his media assistant, Paul Mumeh, appealed to the security operatives and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to carry out their assignments creditably without fear or favour, saying that the interest of Nigeria must be paramount at all times.
He reminded the electoral umpire to be conscious of any lapses or short comings in the current exercise with a view to correcting them in the forthcoming polls.
The former president of the Senate while urging politicians to abide by the rules of the game, maintained that there was no need to resort to self-help or violence to thwart the process no matter which side of the divide one belongs.