Mark’s senate presidency deepened democracy in Nigeria – Lawan

A former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said Senator David Mark deepened democracy in the country when he served as Senate President between 2007 and 2015.

Lawan, in a message to David Mark on Monday on the occasion of his 76th birthday, by his Media Adviser, Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo, described Mark as a statesman whose exemplary leadership and integrity were instrumental to shaping the course of the nation’s history.

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He said the Senate under Mark, achieved several legislative milestones that impacted and defined the subsequent trajectory of the National Assembly, as well as deepened the nation’s democracy.