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| President of the Senate, David Mark |
An angry Mark lamented the eruption of violence in some parts of the country over the much heralded presidential election and charged all security formations to mobilize for action and halt it immediately.
Senator Mark, in a statement by his chief press secretary, Paul Mumeh, noted that Nigerians “were genuinely making their decisions on who should lead them at all levels of Government through the ballot box and must not be stampeded to do otherwise”.
He condemned in very strong terms the violence in some parts of the country and implored the security operatives not to treat the sponsors and perpetrators with kid gloves.
“The process of the on-going elections has been adjudged locally and internationally as free and fair. Even the losers have admitted and accepted the results as the true reflection of the votes cast. I do not understand the reason for this outburst and violence. We must put an end to this”, he said.
Senator Mark reminded Nigerians that the interest of the country was supreme and indeed supersedes any individual or group interest, and added, “it is our conscious and deliberate decision to adopt democracy as the best form of government. People should not in any guise do anything to undermine the process”.
He therefore called on political and religious leaders to keep their followers in check as security operatives would not spare anyone breaking the law. He said, “there should be no sacred cow because nobody is above the law”.
Mark stressed that no matter the level of anger in a man’s mind, resorting to violence or killing people would only worsen the situation.
This was even as he said that no matter the situation persuasion and dialogue remained the best option.
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