…insists we must restructure Nigeria
…I am not leaving Nigeria for anybody
…oil blocs are owned only by northern and Western people
…says let’s go back to 1963 constitution
…forget constitution amendment
…I can’t make a statement on Delta State
Frontline Niger Delta elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has said Niger Deltans are being treated like slaves despite having the crude oil Nigeria boasts of in the region.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Clark in a national television program took a swipe at the lopsided political arrangements in Nigeria, saying Niger Delta, laying the golden eggs have been relegated to the background.
Clark without mincing words said: “all the oil blocs are owned by Northern and Western people of the country and that is why I say they treat us like second class citizens.
“If you don’t have a northern person you can’t get anything from the oil sector in our region or you must be an APC member or nothing for you”.
On constitution amendment, the elder statesman said: “we should forget it and go back to the Nasir El-rufai report and 1963 Constitution for good.
On Delta State politics, he said, “I am a national citizen, I can’t make a statement on it now and you know that I have Ijaw, Urhobo and Isoko blood flowing in my body and that is what makes me thick”.