APC disowns ‘congratulatory message’ for Mark

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has not congratulated David Mark, whom the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared winner of Saturday’s Benue south senatorial rerun election.

“The attention of the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to some false online publications reporting that the party has congratulated David Mark, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Saturday’s Benue south senatorial rerun election,” a statement issued by the party, on Sunday, said.

“The APC has not issued any congratulatory message on the Benue south senatorial rerun election.

“The congratulatory message, purportedly obtained from a twitter handle, ‘@APCNigeria’, did not emanate from the party. The purported twitter message itself is not credited to any APC official.

“The general public is advised to ignore the false message. The APC reiterates that only the national chairman and the national secretary officially speaks for the party.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) earlier declared David Mark, former senate president, winner of the Benue south rerun election, saying he polled a total of 84,192 votes, while Daniel Onjeh secured 71,621 votes.