*Spends N75 million on hired crowd
It’s no news that former Senate President and ousted Senator representing Benue South senatorial district, yesterday made a grand entrance into Otukpo, the ancestral home of the Idoma people.
Sen. Mark who was received by a huge crowd assembled from party supporters across that state, made his way through the ancient town to the palace of the Och’Idoma, the tradition ruler of Idoma people where he was warmly received.
Trouble however broke out when some of the youths who have come from the various local governments were denied the stipend they were promised after it was rumoured that the five-time Senator had release a whooping some of N75 million for that purpose.
The leader of the Idoma Coalition For Mark, Comrade Adah Ocholi who was embittered by the development said he brought 58 of his members to welcome the Senator only to be given N5,000 only.
“What will I do with 5,000 Naira. We came 58 of us and this is all we got. This is not a good thing at all.” he said.
It was later revealed that some of the Coordinators had made away with huge sums of the largesse at the detriment of the youths. Some of the supporters who came as far as Makurdi, Gboko and Katsina-Ala had to be transported back by the politicians that accompanied them.
Senator David Mark is gearing up to face APCs Comrade Daniel Onjeh in a rerun elections in February next year after his victory at this year’s poll was annulled at the court of appeal.
By Gabriel Ochoga
