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Late Edwin Clark’s Obsequies: Akpabio Assures of Senate’s Full Participation

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By Patrick Wemambu The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has given an assurance that the Senate will participate fully in the burial of Pa Edwin Clark who died on Monday. Akpabio gave the assurance on Wednesday when a delegation of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) led by its National

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Grief as Senators Godswill Akpabio, David Mark mourn death of Edwin Clark, Ayo Adebanjo

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BY PATRICK WEMAMBU Condolences have continued to flow as the Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator David Mark mourn the death of Elder Statesmen, Chief Edwin Clark and Pa Ayo Adebanjo who passed away recently at the ripe ages of 97 and 96, respectively. Emotionally distressed, the Senate President in a deeply felt […]

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Conduct bye- elections to fill vacant seats in Rivers Assembly – Clark tells Yakubu

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…demands prosection of Martin Amawhule, 26 others By Tunde Opalana Elder stateman and foremost Ijaw nationalist, Chief Edwin Clark has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to as a matter of urgency conduct bye- elections to fill the 27 vacant seats in the Rivers State House of Assembly. Clark in an open letter to […]

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Clark to IGP: Arrest Wike for threatening to make PDP states ungovernable

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.Says FCT minister’s factional PDP congress in Rivers a nullity . ’I’m out of active politics but can’t keep silent on anything that affects Rivers, Nigeria’ By Tunde Opalana Ijaw nationalist and leader of the Pan- Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to […]

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Corruption: Edwin Clark urges EFCC boss to be courageous and confront sacred cows

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…asks Yahaya Bello to submit surrender self to court By Tunde Opalana Leader of the Ijaw ethnic nationality and foremost nationalist, Chief Edwin Clark has expressed confidence in the ability of the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede to engage the daunting problems of corruption in the country. He, […]

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Ifeanyi Okowa betrayed us for accepting PDP VP slot – Edwin Clark, others

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2022 0

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), on Friday, condemned the governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for accepting his nomination as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. This was contained in a statement signed by leaders of […]

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Clark tells Buhari: You’ve no power to impose open grazing on State governments

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2021 0

Chief Edwin Clark, South-South Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has no power to impose open grazing on State governments. President Buhari had in a recent interview given a positive nod that would see the return of cattle grazing paths, allowing herdsmen trail designated routes across Nigeria. Reacting […]

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Be careful with Niger Delta issues, Clark warns FG

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2020 0

An elder statesman of the Federal Republic, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on the Federal Government to treat with the utmost sensitivity, issues regarding the Niger Delta region. Clark cautioned the government to refrain from implementing the rumoured plan to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Programme, holding that taking such a step would unsettle the tenuous […]

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FG Approves Edwin Clark Varsity, One Other

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

The Federal Government has approved two new private universities for the country at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan. One of the new universities is Edwin Clark University, located in Kiagbodo, Delta State. The university belongs to the Ijaw leader and former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark.

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Clark Calls For Restructuring Of EFCC

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2015 0

A former federal commissioner, Chief Edwin Clark, has lashed at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) saying that the anti-graft agency has lost focus. The prominent Ijaw leader further charged President Goodluck Jonathan to re-organise the anti-graft agency for effective discharge of its mandate to investigate and prosecute corrupt Nigerians. Clark made this