David Mark

David Mark
David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark
Governor of Niger State
In office
January 1984 – 1986
Preceded by Awwal Ibrahim
Succeeded by Garba Ali Mohammed
Senator for Benue South
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 1999
President of the Senate of Nigeria
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 6, 2007
Deputy Ike Ekweremadu
Preceded by Ken Nnamani
Personal details
Born April 1948 (age 63)
Zungeru, Niger State[1]
Nationality Nigerian
Political party PDP
Religion Christianity[2]

David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark (born April 1948) is the President of the Senate of Nigeria[2] and Senator for the Benue South constituency of Benue State.[3] He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[4]

Mark was elected to the position on June 6, 2007.[5] Prior to his senatorial career, Mark was a military governor of Niger State.[3] He is an Idoma[4] Christian.[2]

His name is commonly used in conjunction with Nigerian advance fee fraud emails. He also has the unenviable reputation of claiming that telephone was not meant for ordinary people when he was Minister of Communication.[6]

David Mark ran for reelection to the Senate for Benue South on the PDP elections in April 2011 and was elected for a fourth term.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Zungeru: The abandoned first capital city of Nigeria". Nigerian Tribune online (African Newspapers of Nigeria). 2007-10-28. http://www.tribune.com.ng/28102007/features.html. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
  2. ^ a b c Nkwazema, Stanley; Chuks Okocha and Juliana Taiwo (2007-11-02). "House Defies PDP, Elects Bankole Speaker". Thisday online (Leaders & Company). http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=94039. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
  3. ^ a b "Senator David Mark". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2007-09-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20070925212305/http://www.nassnig.org/senate/Personal+data/Mark/Home.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
  4. ^ a b Omipidan, Ismail (2007-09-02). "Mark’s landmark days in office". The Sun News On-line (The Sun Publishing). http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/powergame/2007/sept/02/powergame-02-09-2007-002.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
  5. ^ Aziken, Emmanuel (2007-10-12). "Marked for Battle - Akume Battles Mark for Senate Presidency". Vanguard (AllAfrica Global Media). http://allafrica.com/stories/200710120133.html. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
  6. ^ NIGERIA'S SENATE PRESIDENCY AND A WHIFF OF CORRUPTION
  7. ^ Rotimi Akinwumi and Akinwunmi King (Apr, 12 2011). "Mark, Tinubu, Nnamani, others greet Ngige, as APGA rejects Anambra results". Daily Independent. http://www.independentngonline.com/DailyIndependent/Article.aspx?id=32046. Retrieved 2011-04-21. 

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ACN: Action Congress of Nigeria - ANPP: All Nigeria People's Party - APGA: All Progressives Grand Alliance - CPC: Congress for Progressive Change - DPP Democratic People's Party - LP: Labour Party - PDP: People's Democratic Party
See also Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 6th National Assembly (2007-2011)



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