Former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has expressed confidence in the Idoma people, whom he says would never betray nor let down former Senate President, David Mark.
Senator Mark, whose election was recently nullified, is campaigning ahead of the forthcoming Benue-South senatorial rerun election.
Moro, the Director General of Senator David Mark Campaign Organisation, says it’s uncharitable to infer that Mark did nothing for his people throughout his 16 years at the Senate.
In a statement released on Thursday, Moro said Senator Mark would not be distracted by the antics of “a few disgruntled elements whose stock in trade is to spread falsehood.”
“The attack on Senator Mark is uncharitable. I do not understand why somebody with conscience would say Senator Mark has not done anything for his people. I think there is a limit to treachery. No amount of falsehood would change the truth and verifiable facts on the ground.
“And I dare say that if the campaign of calumny is all about the forthcoming rerun election for Benue-South, I can say without fear of contradiction that the promoters have failed woefully because the Idoma nation will not yield to blackmail. They know that Senator Mark is our choice to vote for when the time comes.”
“I am so confident that the Idoma people, who appreciate the worth of Mark, will neither betray nor let him down. Noting can be farther from the truth. Mark remains the only single individual who has been consistent with scholarship award to students of Benue State since 2005. At the moment, no fewer than 20,000 students have been awarded scholarship since inception.”
