The race of the Senate President of the 6th national Assembly was strictly a Benue affair between the returning Senator Gen. David Mark (Rtd) and the former Governor of Benue state Dr. George Akume now senator representing the zone B senatorial district of Benue state.

Though the race was not an easy one, most Benue people seem to have put their weight behind the new senate President, Sen. Gen. David Mark. Most of Benue citizenry rejoiced in different patterns and styles over the loss of her former Governor in the hot race. The Benue choice was even made clear before the elections as members of the most dominant and populous tribe in the state (Tiv) which Akume is part of referred to as Tiv National Consultative Forum (TNCF) publicly declared their support for the Mark ticket.