By Patrick Ochei
Members of the Mid-Westerners, a pro democracy pressure group, has said that the Niger Delta Elder Statesman, Pa Edwin Kiagbodo Clark was being used to fight a toxic war against the Governor of Delta State and PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, insisting that his recent public outburst was unnecessary.
In a press conference by Hon. Iwemdi Nwaham as Chairman, Prof. David Ejenobo as Vice Chairman, Deacon Fidelis Chimokwu as Secretary and Rotarian Kenneth Okwuenu as Member of The Mid-Westerners, the group advised Elder Clark to stay off politics because of his age and status in the society, otherwise he would lose his respect and denigrate his reputation if he continues to give erroneous information on government transactions.
The group said Clark got his information wrong on the phantom N250 billion loan, and then mistaken on his demand for Governor Okowa’s resignation as Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP.
It therefore, blamed the children for allowing their father to still meddle in politics when he is supposed to be enjoying his old age with his grand and great grand children, and receiving political sons from across political divides on homage to him.
According to the group on Elder Clark’s Open Letter to Okowa, “It came as a surprise to us that Pa Clark can rise to destroy someone from the Old Midwestern region who is seeking the second highest political office in Nigeria just because some people hate the Governor’s guts and they have successfully made our respected Elder Statesman to inherit such hatred. ICABOD: THE GLORY HAS INDEED DEPARTED!”, their opinion read.
They further urged all Old Midwestern region people (Edo and Delta States) to rise and support Okowa whom they said is likely to succeed Atiku as next President after him; positing it was time for the Midwest to take its rightful position in the political equation of Nigeria.
