Date of Birth: 08/04/1948
Place of Birth: Otukpo
Education: St Francis Catholic Practising
School, Otukpo, 1956-61; Nigerian Military
School, Zaria, 1962-66; Nigeria Defence
Academy, Kaduna, 1967-70; School of
Signals, Blandford, United Kingdom, 1970;
College of Military Engineering, Poona,
Military College of Telecommunication
Engineering, Mhow, 1971-75; Command
Staff College, Jaji, 1978-79; National Defence
University, Washington DC, 1990-91; Harvard
University, Boston, 1991-92.

Career: Commander 1 Division Headquarters
& Signals, Kaduna;
Commandant, School of
Signals, Lagos; Staff Officer, Operations
Headquarters & Signals Lagos; Sports Officer,
Signal Brigade, Lagos; Faculty Director,
National War College; General Staff Officer,
Grade I Coordinate Command & Staff College,
Jaji; Directing Staff Officer, Command and
Staff College, Jaji; Commander, 3rd Marine
Signals Division, Port-Harcourt; Brigade
Major, Signal Brigade, Lagos; Director of
Telecommunications, Army Headquarters,
Lagos; Chairman, Abandoned Properties
Implementation Commission; Military
Governor, Niger State, 1984-86; Minister of
Communications, 1987; self-imposed exile,
1993-98; Senator, Benue South, 1999-03;
Senator, Benue South, 2003-07; Senator,
Benue South, 2007 to date; Senate
President, 2007 to date.
Commentary: While Minister of
Communications in the 1980s, Mark once
said telephones were not meant for poor
people. He and General Joshua Dogonyaro
were reported to have vowed to kill Chief
Moshood Abiola if power were handed to
him. A messy divorce saw him pay a £6
million settlement to a former wife (his fifth).
He was also a staunch supporter of
Olusegun Obasanjo’s bid to alter the
constitution to allow a third term. His
frequent support for people in power had
him named one of “IBB's boys” while
Ibrahim Babangida was Head of State. He
was secured the Senate presidency by
Obasanjo.

Hmmmm.......interesting

Excellent resume.I still see his Constituncy under developed.nothing to show he is the No.3 Man in Nigeria.

I wont mind this guy bn the president of this country!A no nonsence general with a conscience!

gleaf: I wont mind this guy bn the president of this country!A no nonsence general with a conscience!

guy park well jor! Which concience are u talking about. A senator from 1999 to 2015. Is he the only man in Oturpko?. Let him give others a chance.

[b][/b][quote author=godello] guy park well jor! Which concience are u talking about. A senator from 1999 to 2015. Is he the only man in Oturpko?. Let him give others a chance.[/quote

Its good to have experienced people in the national assembly ,like in US you can find senators that have bn there all their lives! parliament is not like governorship or presidency, it requires experience and matured minds.

Being in the Senate for life is not bad, continuity should be encouraged. What is bad however is that, there is little or nothing to show for his long distance romance with powers in Abuja. His constituency is suffering, to the north, the Agatu's are at war with Fulani's, the Loko Oweto bridge is yet to be completed decade after the contract was awarded. Bad roads in Benue south is a widespread reality. HIV scourge with little awareness, sensitization, and clinics with ARV, there is no robust policy to fight the scourge. Absence of FG despite him being the number 3 person is just not satisfactory, no Barracks, Company's, no University, nothing that is government owned and there are no plan to bring in private sector at the very least. These are the hallmarks of a good senator not years of being in the red chambers....sorry, long resume he's got there but I'm not impressed.

The next Nigerian president.

Jeel: The next Nigerian president.

sincerely Speaking The Guy Is good..

And He has The Experience

Mehn dis Dude is An Educated Politician....

What is he still doing in politics
All these men should give way for fresh ideas.

Op forgot to add that David Mark - Nigeria’s Senate president is a Belizean citizen ...

Pro-Mark plenty here o!

See as dem dey campaign for this man!

Gullible Nigerians. So, his resume has swept u guys off your feet!

Is his list of achievements for Nigeria proportional to his list of personal/career achievements?

He should have been fighting, and up and down for this ASUU matter, if he indeed knows the importance of Education.

I'm just saying, and not hating!

Please when is Anambra governorship election? Mtcheeeeeeew

gleaf: I wont mind this guy bn the president of this country!A no nonsence general with a conscience!

how the hell did u leave ur cage. *abeg mek una help me catch dis chicken put for dat cage. Be careful, na local fowl, dem sabi dribble*

He's just got a classy profile. He's no difference from OBJ. What i know about him is that he knows when to keep his mouth shut. He operates politics very lowkey but he's just as his Pdp bigots.