Lawan, in a statement on Friday by his spokesman Ola Awoniyi, condoled members of Mark’s family and people of Benue state over the tragic loss.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has commiserated with a former President of the Senate, David Mark, over the death his son, Tunde Mark.
Lawan, in a statement on Friday by his spokesman Ola Awoniyi, condoled members of Mark’s family and people of Benue state over the tragic loss.
“My heartfelt sympathies to former Senate President, His Excellency, Senator David Mark and his family over the death of their son.
“The tragic and untimely death of a loved one is always difficult to cope with but God has a divine way of comforting a broken heart.
“I pray God Almighty to grant you the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss and grant the deceased eternal rest,” Lawan said.
A statement by Special Adviser to Mark, Paul Mumeh, said Tunde, named after his father’s best friend, Tunde Jonathan Ogbeha, died in a London hospital on Friday morning.
Tunde died after a long battle with cancer.
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A family source told TheNiche that he succumbed to mouth cancer.
Born on October 13, 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. 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,” the statement by Mark’s spokesman said.