Read Senator David Mark press statement after winning the election rerun.

Senator David Mark has expressed his gratitude to the people of Benue south senatorial district for electing him to the senate after the rerun on Saturday, speaking to newsmen in Otukpo yesterday ''said it is a renewed mandate to move the nation forward'', he urges the people of his district to see the victory as a collective effort

The formal senate president won the rerun election on Saturday be defeating his opponent the candidate of APC by polling 84,192 while his opponent polled 71,621


 He concluded by reassuring his people that he will not betray the confidence they had on him.

 Result released by INEC showed that Mark won in 5 local government, which Onojeh won in 4 local government