After 20 years in Senate, Mark embarks on ‘thank you’ tour
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After 20 years in the senate, the
immediate past president of the Senate, David Mark will on Tuesday
embark on a ‘Thank you tour’ to his Benue South Senatorial zone.
A statement issued by Paul Mumeh,
Media Assistant to Mark said that the tour is to appreciate his people
for the trust and confidence reposed on him for 20 years in the upper
legislative house.
Senator Mark who was first elected
Senator in 1999 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
has served 4 terms of 20 years within which he served as President of
the Senate for 8 years.
He is billed to meet the traditional
rulers, politicians across party lines and all stakeholders in the nine
local government areas making the Benue South Senatorial zone.
Senator Mark and his successor Comrade
Abba Moro will flag off the tour from Agatu local government area and
move to Apa Local government council on Tuesday.
The team will visit Ado and Okpokwu local governments on Wednesday as well as Oju and Obi local governments on Thursday.
It will be Ogbadibo and Ohimini local
governments’ turn on Friday while the grand finale will be in Otukpo
local government on Saturday.
The programme will be climaxed with a
thanksgiving Church service on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at St. Augustine
Catholic Church, Otukpo.
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State is expected to be the Special Guest of Honour at the thanksgiving mass.
