UNCOVERED! PDP PLANS TO DISRUPT ELECTIONS IN BENUE

Sen. David Mark

Faced with an imminent loss at the forthcoming general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP  leaders in Benue state have finalised plans to cause chaos in the state on the day of the election.

The strategy is targeted at disrupting electoral processes in Benue North-East and south senatorial districts where they hope to galvanise support for the party.

Senate President David Mark hails from Benue South while incumbent governor, Gabriel Suswam is from the Benue North East. Both are seeking re -elections.

While Sen Mark wants to return to the Senate for the fifth term, Gov Suswam wants a shot at the red chambers of the Nigerian Senate after his eight years of misrule in the state.

Only few days ago, Minister of Interior,  Comrade Abba Moro told the gathering of PDP leaders at a Town Hall meeting that the Benue South senatorial zone would make up 50 percent of votes to give the PDP victory at the forthcoming polls.

The party is alleged to have recruited and trained militia who they intend to use in Benue North-East and Benue south senatorial districts to disrupt elections to the benefit  of the PDP.

A few days ago, the militia from zone 'A' held a meeting that lasted several hours at a prominent hotel in Makurdi along David Mark bypass to fine tune their strategy ahead of the elections coming up this Saturday.

Reports today indicates that a similar meeting was held in Otukpo by another group of militia in Zone 'C' ostensibly to map out strategies for the sole purpose of returning the PDP or causing harm and violence thereby rendering the efforts of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to conduct free, fair and credible elections a nullity.