Former vice-President Atiku Abubakar speaks during the People's Democratic Party (PDP)'s national convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on October 6, 2018. - Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has picked Abubakar to challenge President Buhari who is seeking a second term in presidential polls scheduled for February 2019. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)
Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar mourns the loss of former Senate President, David Mark’s son.
The deceased, Tunde Mark, was the first child of Senator Mark and was reported to have passed away early Friday in the United Kingdom.
A press release signed by the Atiku Media Office on Friday, notes that the former Vice President was shocked and saddened by the news of Tunde Mark’s demise.
“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.
“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.”
