LEGISREPORTS NG – There are indications that outgoing Senate President David Mark may resign his seat for the 8th Senate which will commence on June 4th this year.
The Senate President only just secured a successful reelection to represent Benue South senatorial district in the National Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to become the majority party in the Senate, Senator Mark’s calculations as returning as head of the upper chambers has hit the rocks.
By convention and tradition of the Senate, it’s president and deputy are elected from the majority party by a two-thirds majority of members of the upper chamber.
The consecutive two- time Senate President is not even assured of a minority leadership position in the Senate assuming he considers vying for a leadership role thereby leaving him with the option of being a committee chairman at best.
This gloomy picture is what according to insiders close to Senator Mark is making the Otukpo-born politician, develop cold feet in returning to the Senate for what would be a record fifth time as an ordinary member after being the Senate President in the last two laps of the National Assembly.
Besides, Senator Mark lately courted the ire of opposition lawmakers in his recent ruling especially with respect to the clearance of Musiliu Obanikoro as a minister in spite of stiff opposition from all senators from his state. APC senators walked out of the session and alleged breach of the rules by Senator Mark.
Going back to the Senate without the cover of being a presiding officer is what inside sources say is unpalatable prospect for Mark whom some sources say may be called upon to champion efforts to rebuild the PDP that has just suffered a heavy defeat by the APC in the presidential and national assembly elections conducted throughout the country on March 28th, 2015.
This report was prepared by our Staff.
Time up munafukin arena.
With GEJ out & 63 APC senators, he knows that the time is up. But when he opts out, the question for him is whether he represented his people well.
Change is inevitable. He will return to the senate a changed man, not as senate president. He can change from PDP to APC, change from leader to follower, change from being a senator by resigning but the word CHANGE must apply to him as does to the President.
u have finish fooling ur self about with good luck in d name of campaign, shame on u
I gave this political calculation/permutation to many people before election. It may still happen!
abokis ar fool!we respect pples blood dan ur uselss buhri I promisd u GOD will neva allow him 2 rule dat sit until he confesses!
hoooo, shame on u, i know is poverty dat is worrying u, what God yes no one can say no
we ar richer dan u guy aboki like begers on d str
Who knws if he is going to be at dat senate bcos his electn must be challange at tribun
…..WELL IT IS NOT SUPER GLUE…..HE HAS TRIED…….IF NGIGE WINS HIS CASE……HE WILL BE THEE NEXT SENATE LEADER….
Resign,let new blood come in fm ur senatorial district.
What of him life pension, Buhari go cancel am?
Na him papa get the sit?
phraise be to almighty Allah, we were apreciated dat, and all nigerians apreciated,may God assist our pre.g.m.b to lead us in good
David Mark is a sturbon fly that goes to the grave with the dead. He doesnt know how to quit when the ovation is loudest. He must pay for it.
dats how the wolrd is
@Okey Nnoli, brilliant write up – a bitter pill for the illiterates.
Nobody is talking about this present assembly, His worries is how to cope as a floor member in the next assembly. My advice to him if he can not cope is to toe the part of statemanship and resign his victory at the poll but he should remember that the mandate was given [if not stolen] by his people to represent them and not to fight desperately for senate president.
did he want to become Senate Presido for 3rd time or what ? i
if presy can be change who is no. 3?
He is in again thru back door nemesis is waiting
DM need not resign. It is the electoral college that would elect the NASS leaders. please, spare us useless and unnecessary post.
I cant blame Mark but Benue pple, is he d only candidate that can provide in his senatorial district. He shld hav step down nt until den disgrace him
He is of the same feather with Johnathan and that woman-barren called Patience. We do not need David Mark in that position the part we said he should mark his seat and st has come. In we do not need your Zero mouth.
If David Mark resigning will bring the desired change, reposition the country and improve the lives of the ordinary nigeria…..he should not wait till May 29 or dillydally till june
He has proved himself of a good leadership quality, no tribe in Nigeria have ever become a senate President and complete one tenure talk more of two tenure, Mark should be applauded. He should decide on best way for himself.
This is not news,he must leave,senate president is not chieftancy lol lol.
Leave or comot knw concern me
As 4 me,it wouldl be an honour 4 him to protect his dignity by resign and allow another person to represent his constituency at d National Assembly.Since he has spent 16 yrs at d national assembly rise to d post of senate president now become a floor member is not worthing.
ur end has final come,wat achievement can u boost of dat u did 2 d idoma community dat gave u power
I do not like us insulting fellow human beings(MR Sanusi Ali ,you have erred here)
Saraki fit the post now
@ Adefi Christopher , we don’t want analog courtesy Dame patience
What is he waiting for ? Resign and allow another person to come from ur area to represent them. You did not allow interior minister to be sacked on dead of our youth seeking job from immigration becos you nominated him and from ur tribe
okey nnoli,u are right.if he resign, he might not be relevant again
Not just resigning,but let him and his likes be made to reimburse us our money stolen illegally. David Mark nd his colleagues finished this country.Let them be made to face d wrath of law.
Its better let him resign. This shows d kind of ppl we elect into posns they r only after their pockets nd nt to serve d ppl.
That means he is not a good pol and does not deserve to be a Senator of the Federal Republic. He should be reminded that he was not elected by his people consistently to be a Senate President.
APC win 64 senatoria seat, PDP win 44 senatoria seat, Labour party win 1 seat, APC will produce senate president bcos de are de majority.
hahahahah he should go ahead lots of people out dere re waiting for d post
Saraki will be nest SENATE PRESIDO bcs non of the SS and SE Senators is from APC
How is he going to cope as a member in the senate. His reelection ill thought.
APC win 64 seat, PDP win 44 seat, Labour party win 1 seat, David mark bye, bye
Better resign or else, u will raise up ur hand b4 u talk
Before Nkor! Senate na him Papa property ???
hw market
David Mark will decamp to APC any moment from now, to regain his seat
better for him to resign,he is a man without vision for NIGERIA,he is one of politician that destroy GEJ administration
Idoma will never see this kind of opportunity again,i cry everyday single minute after presidential election result 4 my people [IDOMA].I pray 4 God 2 give David Mark wisdom,courage n opportunity worthy of his dreams in his political career.
He must leave the sit because new govt new representatives
David Mark R.I.P in the blossom of a bench member
Good riddance…He could not stand above partisan politics, when he needed to be counted with the truth on Obanikoro’s case. It will haunt him for a very long time to come.
Haba Ogoh Mathew, i cannot be proud of David Mark as my father ‘cos he was an agent of the devil.
WHY FLOGGING A DEAD HORSE ? HAS HE CLAIMED THE SENATE SEAT AS HIS FATHER’S PROPERTY BEFORE ?
May? Will.
Election as a senator comes before positions in d senate so i don’t think he will resign on d basis dat he will no longer be senate president.
u did not play ur ball very well u and ur boss am so sorry to u all
wetin him still dey find there?
All of you insulting this Man, do u kw dat he worth to be ur Father???……in sm cases, he is more dan ur Fathers if am not mistaking……..weda he resigns or not, he lives 4ever without begging 4 anything from ur Fathers…….Infact, has d Senators told u dey r tired of him??……….mind you, Senator Mark has made history in our DEMOCRACY………Which person has ever spent such a long time on dat seat if not him??…….dats to tell us d good leadership of him………
Let him getout
there can never be an issue of resignation. his tenure as the senate president ended with the expiration of the 7th assembly.
Hw many senators did PDP & APC hav?
huuuuunnnnn many are coment base on hatrd igbo ppl try to belong to true sentmenta nt good igbo the greatest hater in the world see thier brother orubebe the best criminal and intruder in the world shamelss ppls
The Best Option 4him
if he should hav known such disaster will cm b4 d election he would hav defected to APC to maintain his seat
mr,he had provd how loyal he is 2 his party so,keep ur peace
Why he wan resign, shebi na him sitting room, abeg wetin time dey talk jooor
Mr telephone is nt meant for d poor . D better for him if he feels too big to be just a senator.
NO SIR, DBM AS NOT COMPLETED THIS TERM, HOW EVER HE MAY RESIGN AS CURRENT SP. THE INCOMING ASEMBLY I BELEIVE WILL HAVE A BETTER SP THAN THE PRESENT, WHICH MAY BE FROM THE MIDDLE BELT OR NORTH EAST OR EVEN BETTER STILL SOUTH-SOUTH. NO WAY FOR DBM AGAIN.
Mr David Mark that seat is not your family seat if Benue people dnt have somebody to as there senate, your can come to Ogun State to pick somebody as your senate because ogun state have some good people to work for your State as your Senate
Fresh young blood needed with new ict brain. We wish him happy rest
May resign or may become floor member on june 4th,demoted senate president.
He better resign honourably
Who has appointed him as president of 8th senate? Do u resign a post u have not been appointed for?
Hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:p
Hmmm interesting
IS IF D APC DOMINATES D HOUSE
if only he realize wat Benue ppel send him dere 4. on time but now its 2 late he should go to hairl 4 all idoma cear.
The senate is not idoma land, majority produce senate president
O wonder what exactly he is looking for ….for the fifth time
http://t.co/sAteKJLaQH Can this be true?
point of correction “APC” has d highest no “SENATOR” SO MARK OR ANY DAVIDOOO can nt be d ‘SENATE PRESIDENT”,,? AR U WIT ME (MAJORITY CARRY DA VOTEE).
Let d idiot go and remain a floor member
Better for him to do so after building air space on top of his house should respect himself and do so with integrity
Better.
are APC senators taking over before they are sworn in? their tenure starts on 2nd june mr poster. try and be current cos we are not fools
U dont enter office b4 planin.That is y GEJ failed. Plan of every action now is map out b4 June.The moment d session commence den there wont be time to waste. This is strategic planning time
so which senate has APC taken over that was my question. am not talking of planning. probably you didnt read and comprehend the post well. i will advise you go over it again
Ubong Umoh, we already know the results of the senatorial elections. APC won more seats and are thus going to be the MAJORITY. That automatically gives them the advantage in numbers needed to produce the next Senate President. The next Senate President will be an APC senator which Mark is not.
Richard onyeke, did you read the post before replying me? hmmmm na wah ooo. seek first to understand
U said their tenure starts 2nd June, the poster said sittin commences 4th June. How com u were talkin of taken over b4 their tenure?
Hey, you guys are misleading Nigerians. Dont 4get he has two months in his tenure unless he is impeched and that is not likely in this two months. But the house of reps is going to change their deputy speaker, majority leader, etc
He is holding a stolen mandate. He did not win the election. The result was changed at the collation center.
if he lyk.wat has he b doin b4?i tink his boss has….. ……so wat is he waitin 4?
A good leader should equally be a good follower. If David Mark considers himself a leader he should not insult the senatorial zone that elected him to represent them in the Senate. His people did not elect him to lead the Senate House; they elected him to represent them, and he should not throw that back at them for his own personal pride. His election is a call to duty by his people. Nobody has the monopoly of the Senate leadership.
Dt is 2rue
If mark n his pple had known dat dey’ll lose d majority as pdp…mark wuldnt have accepted to b re-elected. Or he’ll have defected to apc
David Mark has very few options if he has any shred of honour in him. As an officer gentleman he knows the price generals pay when are defeated.
Having said this however I wish to draw the attention of the president-elect to be wary of green snakes lurking about trying warm themselves into his bosomm.
If he stays there, by June he will be addressing the new senate president as Mr president Sir and bow if he has any bill to be submitted. Surely minority can not produce senate president in Nigeria politics of today.
YES IT IS GOOD LET ANOTHER PERSON TASTES THE SEAT .IT IS NOT MEANT FOR ONE PERSON
According 2 d zonin system he might still b, in sum cases majority or minority don’t determined dat
Whereever in d constiution did u get dat? It is d party wth majority of seats in d senate dat produces d senate president
All senators are equal for ur information. its jst that the assembly need someone to name the number 3 citizen.
He is going there as a flow members, let him remain there as a fool,
U n DM who is more foolish.
POINT OF CORRECTION.NOT A FLOW MEMBER,ITS FLOOR MEMBER,DONT EVER CALL AN ELDELY PERSON A FOOL @ MR DAVID .
You call that man, a fool. A man who led our difficult Senators, such as Senator Chukwumerije, Senator Obayangbon, and so many others, for so long. My friend, Senator David is a not a fool at all but that man is full of wisdom and courageous. Let any other person take over and watch whether he/she would not be impeached within 5 hours. Please, post sensibly.
Would he be ordinary floor member? Kaka kaja sakapo ekun, olode a sodee lotooto.
Point of correction, he remains a senate den d 8th assembly wil determine der senate president.
What they mean is that he doesn’t even want to resume the 8th Assembly as a senator. He wants to resign totally as a senator elect.
Better. We a tired of David Mark
Is it his birth right.Change has finally come and he cant doze it.
Before wonkko…
good for him
Let the idiot go! I hate to see the face of this man. He is responsible for different problems of Nigeria.
What has done to you? Why the hate? Stop and Love. Please for the sake of our children if you don’t know what to comment pls don’t comment.
Abi oh. The man doesn’t even no you existed. U hate him. Is that a nice thing you have said? U can only disliked him. To hate is evil
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Dont mind him, what do you expect from his kind? Even with Buhari as president, he can never be a councelor in his LGA.
Be careful on how u use words to people.
show ur proves
Finally shoeless president is out, change is here!
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