By Salif Atojoko
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said he was saddened by the death of a former Federal Commissioner for Information and leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark.
The president extended his condolences to the Clark family, the Ijaw nation, the people of the Niger Delta and the government of Delta.
“President Tinubu mourns Chief Clark and describes his passing as a deeply sobering loss,” Mr Bayo Onanuga, his Spokesman, said in a statement.
Reflecting on the life of the late elder statesman, Tinubu said that he was a towering figure whose influence was felt across Nigeria’s political firmament for nearly six decades.
He described Clark as a courageous leader who stood for what he believed in and was never afraid to stand alone in the face of injustice.
”Chief Clark spoke for the Niger Delta. He spoke for the nation. His views and interventions on national issues were distinct and patriotic.
”Pa Clark, a lawyer and educationist,…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
