The former Nigerian Senate President cites deepening internal divisions, unresolved leadership crisis in PDP.
David Mark, Nigeria’s former Senate President has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing deepening internal divisions, unresolved leadership crisis and irreconcilable differences.
In a letter dated June 27 and addressed to the PDP Chairman in his Otukpo Ward, Benue State, sighted by Channels Television on Wednesday, Mark said that the issues in the party have reduced it to a shadow of its former self and exposed it to public embarrassment.
“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.
“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.”
“I have worked steadfastly to rebuild, reconcile, and reposition the party, efforts which, without sounding immodest, helped restore the PDP to national relevance and made it once again a party of choice for many Nigerians,” he said.
Mark was a founding member of the PDP when it became a politcal party in 1998.
The former Senate President, however, lamented that recent internal conflicts have subjected the party to public ridicule.
“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 added.
Explaining that the decision to leave the PDP came after extensive consultations with family, political allies, and close associates, Mark declared his next political move.
“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 stated.
Mark was part of a group of concerned leaders of the PDP who on Tuesday asked Nigerians to join in helping to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Others include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido; former Sokoto State governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, among others.
In a communiqué issued after the meeting, they called on all PDP members and Nigerians to come together in a broad coalition committed to national unity, democratic principles, security, economic recovery, and a strong fight against corruption.
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