Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has formally quit the former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Senator Mark, who was the President of the 6th & 7th Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria, explained that he is quitting 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.”
In a letter dated June 27, 2025 addressed to the Ward 1, Otukpo, Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State titled ‘NOTICE OF RESIGNATION FROM THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP),’ Senator Mark said:
“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. 1 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 POP to national relevance and made it once again a party of choice for many Nigerians.
“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.
“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.”