Former President of the Senate, David Mark, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending decades-long ties with the party he helped found.
In a letter dated June 27 and personally signed, Mark cited deepening leadership crises and irreconcilable differences as reasons for his departure.
He lamented that the PDP had become a shadow of its former self and subject to public ridicule due to internal strife.
“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 wrote, recalling his efforts to keep the party afloat. “However, recent events… have reduced the party to a shadow of its former self.”
Mark announced he is aligning with the National Coalition of Political Opposition Movement in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), where he now serves as one of its interim leaders.
The coalition aims to unite opposition parties in a bid to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mark’s exit marks a significant blow to the PDP, particularly in Benue State and across the Middle Belt, where he has long wielded influence.
