Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has officially resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending decades of association with the opposition party. Mark, in a letter dated June 27 and addressed to the PDP chairman in his Otukpo Ward 1, Benue State, attributed his decision to the deepening internal divisions and leadership crises plaguing the party.
In the letter titled “Notice of Resignation from the PDP,” the former Senate President expressed dismay over what he described as the party’s dwindling fortunes and its failure to resolve internal disputes.
“I bring warm greetings to you and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Otukpo Ward 1, and by extension, to the entire Benue State and Nigeria. I write to formally inform you of my decision to resign my membership of the party with immediate effect,” he wrote.
Mark, who led the Senate from 2007 to 2015 and remained one of the PDP’s most prominent figures.
“You may recall that over the years, I have remained firm and deeply committed to the ideals of the PDP. Even when nearly all stakeholders departed the party following our loss in the 2015 presidential election, I pledged to remain the last man standing,” he said.
“However, recent events marked by deepening divisions, persistent leadership crisis, and irreconcilable differences have reduced the party to a shadow of its former self, subjecting it to public ridicule,” he wrote.
“After wide consultations with my family, friends, and political associates, I have resolved to join the National Coalition of Political Opposition Movement in Nigeria, as part of the collective effort to rescue our nation and preserve our hard-earned democracy,” he concluded.
On Tuesday, the coalition revealed that it had chosen the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the official platform for its political activities leading up to the 2027 general elections.
As part of its leadership structure, the coalition named former Senate President David Mark as its interim national chairman, while former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola was appointed as interim national secretary.
