Senator David Mark, a former Senate President, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing irreconcilable differences, an unsolved leadership crisis, and growing internal splits.
When the PDP established a political party in 1998, Mark was one of its founding members.
Mark claimed in a June 27 letter that the party’s problems had made it into a shell of its former self and exposed it to public shame. The letter was sent to the PDP Chairman in his Otukpo Ward in Benue State.
“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.
As you may remember, I have stayed steadfast and steadfast in my commitment to the PDP’s principles over the years. I vowed to be the last guy standing even after almost all party members left after our defeat in the 2015 presidential election.
“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 stated.
However, the former Senate President bemoaned the fact that the party was being mocked by the public due to recent internal strife.
“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 continued.
Mark announced his future political move, explaining that he had consulted with close associates, family members, and political allies before deciding to leave the PDP.
“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 said.
