{"id":37607,"date":"2015-04-08T14:04:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T13:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=37607"},"modified":"2015-04-08T14:04:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T13:04:24","slug":"i-will-be-the-last-man-standing-for-the-pdp-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/i-will-be-the-last-man-standing-for-the-pdp-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"I will be the last man standing for the PDP&#8211;Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8212;&#8211;says defectors are fair weather friends<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">President of the Senate, Senator David Mark today put paid to speculations making the rounds that he was contemplating joining the All Progressive Congress ( APC), just as he affirmed his unshakable loyalty to the People&#8217;s Democratic Party ( PDP).<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Senator Mark stated: &#8221; I have no reason to jump ship. I will not leave the PDP. I will be the last man standing for the PDP. The party gave me the platform to be where I am today.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8221; I will stay in the PDP to contribute my quota to the rebuilding and restructuring of the party. This is democracy. Winners emerge and the losers goes back to the drawing board\u00a0 and rejuvenate .\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Speaking at a special church service to mark his 67th birthday at St. Mulumba Catholic Chaplaincy Apo in ABUJA , the Senate President said: &#8221; The outcome of the\u00a0 presidential election in favour of APC is the will of God and majority of NIGERIANS. We, in the PDP have accepted the result in good faith.\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Those drifting to the APC now are fair weather friends of the PDP. They are seeking new green areas. When the PDP\u00a0 bounces back, they will seek another return to the PDP.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;I believe in PDP manifestos . I will work\u00a0 hard to bring the party back on track. What is important is that we have established\u00a0 democracy in Nigeria&#8221;.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In his remark, the Leader of the Senate, Senator Ndoma-Egba eulogised the President of the Senate for the wisdom he has used to pilot the affairs of the National Assembly adding that his (Mark) continued contributions to socio- economic and political development of the country\u00a0 cannot be undermined .<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Also, Senator TUNDE Ogbeha prayed God to grant Senator Mark good health, long life and courage in the years ahead.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clerk to the National Assembly, ALHAJI Salisu Maikasuwa praised the Senate president for his resourceful leadership and harmonious working relationship between the management and the political leadership.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In his homily, the Parish Priest of St. Mulumba Catholic Chaplaincy, Rev. 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Innocent Jooji noted that only God determines\u00a0 the destiny of all human pointing out that\u00a0 &#8220;what ever the future holds for each and everyone of us is determined by God, &#8221; we should continue to have faith in God.&#8221;<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Signed:<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paul Mumeh<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chief Press Secretary to the President of the Senate<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212;&#8211;says defectors are fair weather friendsPresident of the Senate, Senator David Mark today put paid to speculations making the rounds that he was contemplating joining the All Progressive Congress (&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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