Tag: Edwin Clark

2023 Presidency: Tinubu, Amaechi others should allow South-East take its turn – Edwin Clark

Aminu Imam

Frontline presidential aspirant, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, in continuation of his consultations, met with elder statesman and leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark in Abuja, on Friday. Anyim told the elder statesman and First Republic Minister of Information that he is running for the Presidency of Nigeria because he understands the challenges facing Nigeria and has what it takes to fix them. The former Senate President who is contesting for the Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took advantage of the visit to share…

Read More

“Insecurity worsening, may consume nation”, Sultan, ACF, Clark, Gumi, CAN, Ohaneze, M/Belt Forum, others warn

Aminu Imam

Prominent leaders from various socio-cultural, religious, ethnic, political and other groups have raised the alarm over worsening insecurity, warning that if prompt action is not taken urgently, the situation might snowball into full anarchy that might consume the entire country. The warning came yesterday, during the inclusive security dialogue retreat in Abuja, meant to re-awaken the consciousness of the Federal Government and all stakeholders on the need to take actions to end the unending insecurity situation. Present at the meeting was the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo; Sultan of Sokoto, His…

Read More

Secession: Jega, Clark, canvass restructuring before 2023 polls to avert more agitations

Aminu Imam

…‘Let’s have short-term restructuring before polls’ — Prof. Jega Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, and ex-chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday, again, canvassed urgent restructuring of the country to nip in the bud the spate of secessionist agitations in the country. While Clark noted that what the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), and Yoruba Nation agitators were currently doing in their agitations for self-determination would be child’s play, if Nigeria was not restructured, Jega said the country…

Read More

‘President Buhari disregards Niger-Deltans by signing PIB’, Edwin Clark-led group alleges 

Aminu Imam

The leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. The group led by elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, said it is a very “sad and bad day” for Nigeria that despite the overwhelming outcry of the people of the South-South zone, the President still went ahead and signed the PIB into law. PANDEF had insisted that the equity share must be 10 percent for host communities and rejected the 3 percent allocated for…

Read More

“Passed PIB is satanic, embarrassing” – Edwin Clark

Aminu Imam

Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has faulted the Petroleum Industrial Bill, (PIB), which was recently passed by the National Assembly. The elder statesman disclosed this in an open letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. According to Clark, the PIB dashed the hopes of the people of the Niger Delta region, adding that it is “satanic, unjust, embarrassing.” This is as he condemned the provision and allocation of 30 percent of profits to the frontier exploration of oil in…

Read More

Clark cautions against calls for Nigeria’s break up

Aminu Imam

Elder statesman, Edwin Clark, has cautioned against calls for cessation in some parts of the country. Clark told newsmen in Abuja that calls for cessation in some quarters were not the solution to the country’s problems. He said he did not believe in Nigeria’s break up in spite of rising insecurity and economic challenges in the country. According to him, rather than fan the embers of war by making cessation calls, workable strategies should be evolved to solve the problem of insecurity and other challenges making life unbearable for Nigerians.…

Read More