David Mark, former senate president, loses first son

Tunde Mark, the first son of David Mark, former senate president, is dead.

He reportedly died at a hospital in the United Kingdom on Friday while undergoing treatment for an unknown ailment.

Tunde was born in Otukpo, Benue state on October 13, 1971, and attended Yaba Military School where he obtained his first school leaving certificate.

He then proceeded to Bradfield College in the United Kingdom for his secondary school education and later obtained a B.Sc degree from Kings College in London.

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a statement issued on Friday by his media office, condoled with the former senate president over the death of his son.

“It is with a heavy heart that I condole with the David Mark family over this loss. I share in your grief because Tunde and I had a special relationship of which I took him as a son,” the statement reads.

“It is my prayer that God, who is the decider of all affairs, will heal all hearts that are hurt by this grief and accept the repose of his soul.”