More tributes have been coming to celebrate the life and time of Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, which happened in the early hours of Tuesday. The latest messages are from the 2024 Edo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo; and the Urhobo Leadership Forum Abuja. In a statement in Benin City, the …

Elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has called for the suspension and reform of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). Clark made the call in an open letter on Monday, stating that the Forum had deviated from its original purpose of fostering collaboration and had instead become a “platform for power without accountability, influence …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark on the celebration of his 97th birthday. A statement by Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe, quotes the former Vice President as describing the elder statesman as, “a significant pillar from the old order that fortifies our fortress”. The statement said: “Chief Clark has always been a vocal voice …

Ijaw leaders have backed their kinsman and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark in his endorsement of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Senator Ovie Omo-Agege in the buildup to next year’s election. The leaders, who described Clark as the “father of Ijaw nation”, spoke in Warri, Delta State at a meeting of The Struggle Platform, a …