A two-term President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the African Democratic Congress, ADC’s 2027 coalition takes shape.
The veteran politician announced his departure in a letter addressed to the leadership of the PDP, citing irreconcilable differences and the party’s crippling leadership crisis.
He stated that the irreconcilable differences in the PDP have subjected the party to public ridicule and reduced it to a shadow of its former self.
The statement read: “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.
“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.”
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that this development unfolded hours after several PDP heavyweights, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, adopted ADC as the coalition’s political party platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
The resignation also comes as reports indicate that underground work is being done to boost ADC’s 2027 coalition, with Mark tipped to become the interim National Chairman.
Already, a two-term governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola had formally accepted his nomination as the interim National Secretary of the ADC.
Aregbesola, a former ally of Tinubu announced that as the interim National Secretary of the ADC, he “will work to build a party that has a clear ideological compass, a party that is absolutely committed to the people, rooted in democratic values, rule of law, social justice, accountability, transparency and national development.”
