Former presidents, governors, traditional rulers, eminent Nigerians are expected to attend a tribute and prayer for the Niger Delta leader, late Chief Edwin Clark slated for Thursday in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Baroong Tony-Uranta, on behalf of the Organising Committee, Lagos Tributes for Clark on Tuesday. The News Agency of…
Sen Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has described the late leader of PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, as a fiercely loyal and courageous person who stood for what the region believed in and never wavered. Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) is the umbrella body of the traditional rulers, leaders, and stakeholders in the coastal states of the…
The Senate, on Wednesday at plenary, paid glowing tributes to the late Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, who died on Feb. 17 at the age of 97. In a motion sponsored by Sen. Joel- Onowakpo Thomas (APC-Delta) and co-sponsored by 16 other senators, the upper chamber resolved to urge…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has described the passing of Chief Edwin Clark as a profound loss to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) leader, died on Monday at the age of 97 years. Shettima, in a condolence message on Wednesday in Abuja, likened Clark’s death to…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says it is sad that the rank of the nation’s patriotic leadership is fast depleting by the loss of its dedicated and resourceful patriots. Obasanjo expressed his concern while responding to Edwin Clark’s death in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, in Abeokuta on Tuesday….
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…
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…
Gov Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Tuesday commiserated with the Ijaw nation on the passing of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, describing his death as “End of a great era”. Pa Clark reportedly passed on Monday night, at 97. The governor’s condolence is contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir…
Gov Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has described the death of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) leader, Edwin Clark, as a glorious conclusion of a monumental chapter in Nigerian history. The governor, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday, said Clark’s death was a profound loss to Nigeria. Abiodun, also the Chairman of the…
