Head of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has kicked the bucket.
Clark, 97, died on Monday.
The demise of the former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader was affirmed by a family representative, Prof. C. C. Clark.
The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce the passing of Chief (Dr.) Sen. Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, OFR, CON on Monday, 17th February 2025.
“The family appreciates your prayers at this time. Other details will be announced later by the family.”
Clark was a leading voice for regional and national solidarity. He was additionally known for intervening for peace among warring communities and politicians in the Niger Delta region.
Last October, he set up a board to reconcile Lead Representative Siminalayi Fubara and his erstwhile political godfather Nyesom Wike.
The board was headed by former Akwa Ibom Governor Obong Victor Attah, Co-Chairman, Pandef BOT.
Clark’s demise comes barely four days after the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the Head of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group.
The two statesmen were known to be leading voices in the political advancement of the nation.
The duo joined various patriots to attend the Greater Nigeria Conference, which was held in Abuja in 2022 to deliberate on the emergence of the next Nigerian President from the South-East.
In November 2023, they, alongside other and other eminent leaders of thought, reestablished the calls for the restructuring of the nation to accomplish a true federal structure.
They called for the reception and complete implementation of the 2014 National Conference report, contending that the document contains the remedy to the political and socio-economic issues confronting the nation.
