President of the Senate David Mark has denied reports of
his preparations for the 2015 presidential elections, saying such reports are
the handiwork of mischief makers.
According to a statement by his
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Tuesday, the
reports of his 2015 ambition were efforts to create disaffection between him
and President Goodluck Jonathan.
The statement read in part, “Our
attention has been drawn to the actions of some mischief makers who are bent on
causing disaffection between President Goodluck Jonathan and the President of
the Senate, Senator David Mark.
“The trademark of this group is to
consistently announce a presidential ambition or interest on behalf of the
President of the Senate.
“For this set of mischief makers, the
premises of the National Assembly is either flooded with “Mark for President’
forms or distinguished senators are forming groups to canvass the said
presidential interest. Nothing can be farther from the truth.”
“It is imperative to state and
emphatically too, that Senator Mark and President Jonathan are on the same page
in the onerous task of providing democratic dividends for Nigerians.”