Former Senate President, David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark, would on Tuesday, September 4, pick his presidential interest and nomination forms ahead of the 2019 presidential elections.
Mark will be joining his predecessor, Bukola Saraki, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Atiku Abubakar and others to battle for the PDP presidential ticket.
“Yes, the last man standing has arrived. He would be picking his forms on Tuesday. It is time to save Nigeria from collapse,” Oche told our reporter on Monday.
He currently represents Benue south in the upper legislative chamber.
“I think it is most likely he will contest but he (Mark) is yet to pick the form,” Mumeh told TheCable over the phone. “Although for now, nothing official from him.”
He will be slugging it out for the party’s ticket with bigwigs such as Senate President Bukola Saraki who succeeded him at the upper legislative chamber, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano state, among others.
Last year, a youth group in the PDP called on Mark to contest the number one position in 2019.
Abdullahi Kano, the national coordinator of the group, said the senator has all the qualities to be a leader.
“Mark has never, since the inception of the PDP, left the party. For 19 years, he has remained faithful and loyal to the party. He has shown that he is not a fair-weather politician,” Ali Kano said in a statement.
“David Mark is a disciplined military officer, an astute politician who is tested and trusted. He presided over the National Assembly for eight years without blemish or blame. Nigerians will always remember him for saving our country from the constitution crisis during Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s administration when he came up with the Doctrine of Necessity.”
