Tag: Edwin Clark
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Edwin Clark tasks new NDDC management on operating laws
Elder statesman and prominent South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark has urged the Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Mr Effiong Akwa to operate within the laws establishing the commission. Clark gave the charge on Wednesday while receiving the management of the commission at his residence in Abuja. The elder statesman said…
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Amnesty boss, Ijaw leaders reach consensus on terminal of PAP
Ijaw Stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have agreed that the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) should end immediately after the integration of all the beneficiaries of the scheme. The stakeholders including elder statesman and leader of the South South region, Chief Edwin Clark, traditional rulers, political leaders, past and present officers of the Ijaw National…
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JP Clark: Bauchi governor pays condolence visit to Edwin Clark
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Friday paid condolence visit on national elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, over the death of his younger brother, the renowned poet, Emeritus Prof. (Dr.) John Pepper Clark. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the literary icon died on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in the comforting arms of his wife, children…
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BREAKING: Renowned writer, Prof J.P. Clark is dead
Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG now has it that emeritus Professor of Literature and renowned Writer, Prof. John Pepper Clark has died on Tuesday (today) morning. TNG reports that Professor Clark, a popular poet and younger brother of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark died in the comforting arms of his…
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Allegation of abandoned projects: Edwin Clark takes action against sponsors of false media reports
Elder statesman and prominent Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark has instructed his solicitors, Kayode Ajulo & Co Castle of Law to commence legal proceedings against anyone identified as sponsors of false allegations against him in some sections of the media [TheNewsGuru.com, TNG not included] as regards abandoned projects in the Niger Delta. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG…
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Edwin Clark’s company denies abandoning Niger Delta ministry project in Rivers
Panama Construction Company Limited, a Delta State based construction company owned by prominent Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark has reacted to allegations of abandoning contracts awarded to it by the Niger Delta Ministry since 2011 after allegedly receiving downward payments. According to a statement signed and released by one Engr. Okiemute Omo-Udoyo for the…
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Why I support ex-gov Dickson’s senatorial ambition – Edwin Clark
Elder statesman and prominent leader of the South South region, Chief Edwin Clark has thrown his weight behind the senatorial ambition of the immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson. Recall that the Bayelsa Central and West senatorial seats became vacant following the inauguration of Senator Douye Diri and Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, as Governor…
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Democracy Day: Edwin Clark writes open letter to Buhari on alleged injustices to South South
LET US CALL A SPADE, A SPADE! OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR President and Commander-in-Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria By Chief (Dr.) E. K. Clark, OFR, CON Mr. President, LET US CALL A SPADE, A SPADE! Let me, begin by, expressing earnest gratitude and appreciation to Mr. President, for congratulating me, both on…
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Edwin Clark, a nationalist, elder-statesman committed to Nigeria’s unity – Ex-Minister Gbagi
Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has described Chief Edwin Clark, as a nationalist and an elder-statesman committed to the unity of the Nigerian State. Gbagi stated this in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja to felicitate with Clark on the occasion of his 93rd birthday. According to the former Minister,…