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Clark accuses Nigerian Governors of hijacking legislative process

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…calls for suspension of NGF By Tunde Opalana Elder statesman and foremost Ijaw nationalist, Chief Edwin Clark has accused the 36 state governors of overbearing influences and hijack of legislative process. He posted that the governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum

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2025 Budget: Clark urges Tinubu to declare state of emergency on South – South roads

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 December 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana In a letter to that effect addressed to you on Sunday, the Ijaw leader felt it critical to call the President’s attention to the very bad state of roads and links within the South-South zone where the revenue of this country come from. He made reference to a report on the state […]

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Clark calls for trial of past corrupt presidents, blacklist from state functions

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 November 2024 0

….hails Kekere- Ekun’s intervention in Onnoghen, FG legal tussle By Tunde Opalana First Republic minister of Information and foremost leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark has on President Bola Tinubu to try past presidents of the country found culpable of corruption and abuse of human rights. This is as he commended the Chief […]

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Don’t allow anti- democratic groups hijack National Assembly, Clark cautions Akpabio

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 September 2024 0

…commends him on improved handling of Senate proceedings, identifies lapses By Tunde Opalana Leader of the Pan- Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF and First Republic Information Minister, Chief Edwin Clark has cautioned the Senate President, Godswill Akabio to be weary of plots by some individuals to dubiously influence the workings of the National Assembly. He implore […]

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Wike must go for PDP to survive – Edwin Clark

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2024 0

…vows he won’t be allowed to destabilise Fubara’s govt BY TUNDE OPALANA First Republic Minister of Information and leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark has said the survival of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) depends on the expulsion of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike. He said Wike […]

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Don’t mystify Tinubu, Clark tells Igbo appointees

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 August 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana First Republic Information minister and leader of the Pan – Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has admonished government appointees of Igbo extraction from the South East geopolitical zone not to mystify President Bola Tinubu for giving them opportunity to serve in his government. Chief Clark, who said no ethnic tribe […]

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Clark accuses Ganduje, Damagum of encourage Wike to derail democracy in Rivers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 May 2024 0

…says APC , PDP national chairmen collaborating to frustrate Fubara By Tunde Opalana Former minister of Information and leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief. Edwin Clark has accused national chairmen of both the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullah Ganduje and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Ilya Damagum of collaborating with the […]

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Clark blasts Ganduje, Damagum

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2024 0

Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has written to the national chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Iliya Damagum, accusing them of supporting the activities of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, in Rivers, to cause political crisis. In the letter, Clark […]

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Withdraw police protection from 27 Rivers lawmakers, Clark writes IGP

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…says plot to impeach Fubara may spark crisis in Niger Delta, Nigeria…calls Wike’s involvement ‘politics of madness’ By Tunde Opalana Foremost nationalist and Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief. Dr. Edwin Clark has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to immediately halt the unlawful plot to impeach Rivers State

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Resign, don’t allow PDP to collapse under you, Clark tells Damagum

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 April 2024 0

…accuses party chairman of backing Wike’s role in Rivers Assembly crisis By Tunde Opalana Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark, has asked the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Ilya Damagum, to honourably resign his position before the party collapses under his watch. Chief Clark, whose […]

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Edwin Clark commends Oborevwori over N78bn Effurum/ Warri flyover

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 September 2023 0

By Nosa Àkeñzua Ijaw national leader and convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has written an open letter to thank Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State over the N78 billion contract recently awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria Limited. The contracts were for the construction of three flyover bridges, cloverleaf and […]

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Senate Presidency: Edwin Clark backs Akpabio, says North can’t do it alone

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana Elder Statesman and Convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has thrown his weight as a respected voice in the Niger Delta region of South South Nigeria, behind the aspiration of Senator Godswill Akpabio to become the nation’s 10th Senate President. He said any senator- elect desirous of the […]

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Edwin Clark wants Lai Mohammed prosecuted for fake news

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2023 0

Former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to immediately commence the prosecution of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who he accused of deliberately disseminating falsehood against the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, at home and abroad. The […]

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2023: Clark endorses Obi for president

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2023 0

Elder statesman and Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has endorsed Peter Obi of the Labout Party (LP) as his preferred candidate for Feb. 25 presidential poll. Clark said this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, saying that Nigeria needed a leader who was transparent and well educated and that Obi fitted into that […]

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Dickson, Jonathan, Clark, Nwodo, Falae, Others task FG on restructuring Nigeria before 2019 elections

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2018 0

…Say 2019 Election Will be A referendum On Federalism   Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Seriake Dickson, has joined coalition of leaders from four geo-political regions to reiterate his call on the Federal Government to restructure the country before the 2019 general election.   Governor Dickson, who spoke on Saturday in Yenagoa, during the