David Mark

David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark (born April 1948) is the President of the Senate of Nigeria and Senator for the Benue South constituency of Benue State. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Mark was elected to the position on June 6, 2007. Prior to his senatorial career, Mark was a military governor of Niger State. He is an Idoma Christian. His name is commonly used in conjunction with Nigerian advance fee fraud emails. He also has the unenviable reputation of claiming that telephone was not meant for ordinary people when he was Minister of Communication. David Mark ran for reelection to the Senate for Benue South on the PDP elections in April 2011 and was elected for a fourth term.