Former Senate President David Mark has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against declaring elections inconclusive, stressing that such development was not healthy for both the electoral body and the society as a whole.
Mark who stated this in a chat with newsmen in Otukpo Benue State during the supplementary elections on Saturday posited that the concept of inconclusive election was strange and unknown to Nigeria and not even in the constitution.
He noted that declaring elections inconclusive makes the electoral umpire spend additional resources to conduct supplementary election and also put undue stress on both the politicians and the electorate thereby making them (electorate) to be disillusioned.
”If declaration of inconclusive elections is allowed to stay, it will rather encourage some politicians not to sell themselves to the electorate but wait to disrupt elections so that it will be declared inconclusive
”I advise people to go into elections devoid of violence. If you win your election through the proper will of the electorate, you will earn their respect. Politicians should strive to ensure that they win elections through free, fair and credible process,” he said.
