The first son of David Mark, the former senate president, Tunde Mark, is dead after battling with cancer.
It was reported that Tunde papassed on at a hospital in the United Kingdom today while undergoing treatment for cancer.
Tunde, who died after a long battle with cancer, was the first son of the former Senate President, according to a statement by Mark’s special adviser on Media, Paul Mumeh, in Abuja.
The statement reads in part: “Born on the 13th of October, 1971, Tunde attended Yaba Military School, located in Yaba, Lagos where he obtained his first school leaving certificate.
“He later proceeded to Bradfield College, Berkshire, UK where he attended Secondary school.
“Tunde is a Biochemist who obtained a B.Sc degree from Kings College, London. He studied immunology alongside biochemistry and later Biological Sciences in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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“He was married with a daughter.
“He passed away peacefully surrounded by family members and loved ones.
“Funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course.”
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a statement issued today his media office, condoled with the former senate president over the death of his son.
“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,” Atiku said.
Source: The Nation
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