Plans to elect former Senate President David Mark as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seem to be losing momentum, according to reports.
Sources who spoke to The Nation revealed that Mark’s supporters are pushing him as a credible consensus candidate from all factions within the party to restore the former ruling party’s fortunes. did.
Within the party, some state governors elected on the platform of the PDP are taking the lead in removing the party’s acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, and replacing him with a substantive chairman. Movement is underway.
Mark is a retired brigadier general and one of the people tipped off to take the job.
A former national security adviser, some retired generals and former government officials are said to be promoting Mark’s agenda.
However, party sources told the aforementioned publication in Abuja that the campaign had not received the positive response his promoters had expected from party members. Some go so far as to say that the plan failed.
The source revealed that the former Senate President himself was not very keen on the project due to personal reasons such as age, leading to fears that the project would eventually be abandoned. .
The source also said the office’s demands include traveling extensively around the country, and they wonder how much Mark at his current age would be able to do.
It was also gathered that the ongoing litigation surrounding the party leadership does not seem to be reassuring for Mark.
The source questioned how much work Mark could do to get the party in shape by December 2025.
