Dr Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State and ex-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has expressed sadness at the passing of Elder Statesman, Pa Edwin Clark. This is contained in a statement by the Head of Fayemi Media Office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, on Tuesday in Abuja. He described Pa Clark as a patriot,…
The Ijaw Women Connect (IWC), on Tuesday, said that with the demise of Pa Edwin Clark, the Ijaw Nation has lost its voice. Mrs Rosemary Naingba-Oduone, Founder/Pioneer President of IWC-Worldwide, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta…
The Northern State Governors’ Forum has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of elder statesman and Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark. Clark died on Monday after a brief illness. Chairman of the forum, made up of 19 State Governors, and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya expressed the forum’s…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said the death Chief Edwin Clark had caused deep sorrow in his heart and that of many and that his departure is a loss for the nation. Calling him an “iconic statesman,” the former president in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu said the late Clark was a…
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described late Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, as a towering figure in Nigerian politics and a relentless advocate for the rights of the Niger Delta. The President General of AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, in a statement on Tuesday, extended the group’s condolences to the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said he was saddened by the death of a former Federal Commissioner for Information and leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark. The president extended his condolences to the Clark family, the Ijaw nation, the people of the Niger Delta and the government of Delta. “President Tinubu mourns…
Former Senate President, David Mark, has described the demise of two elder statesmen and patriots Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark and Ayo Adebanjo as a great loss to the entire nation. This is contained in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Mumeh, in Kano on Tuesday. “Their demise marks the end of an era…
National Secretary of Conference of United Political Parties (CUPP), Mr Peter Ameh, says the unexpected passing of a prominent Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has left a void in Nigeria’s history. Ameh stated this in a condolence message made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of…
The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Tuesday said it received the passing of foremost Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, with great shock. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) died on Monday in Abuja at 97. Reacting, Mr Jare Ajayi, the National Publicity Secretary, Afenifere…
Elder statesman and Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, is dead. The announcement of the passing away of the prominent Ijaw leader was made in a statement issued on Tuesday by the family and signed by Prof. C. Clark. “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo town, Delta, wishes to announce the…
