Clark, last voice of liberation – Onoh

President Bola Tinubu’s former campaign spokesmgan in the south east, Dr Josef Onoh, has mourned the late Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, describing him as the last of Nigeria Titans.

Onoh said that Clark, in his lifetime, lived an exemplary life of humanity, using politics to agitate and institute humane governance through his advocacies.

He noted that Clark was a national leader and a pan Nigerian who strived to ensure equity for all nationalities in the country, campaigning for unity of purpose among the divides of the people.

“I recall with nostalgia the events of 14th February 2010 when his individual telephone call to selected few of us, young politicians, to convene for an emergency meeting, which cut our Valentine’s Day celebration short. In his words he said, ‘We owe our nation a great sacrifice.

“He mobilized us as a coalition of Nigeria youth leaders to stand against the cabal that was frustrating the doctrine of necessity, which ushered in President Goodluck Jonathan. He continued to be a guide to us, the voice of wisdom, the voice of hope, the voice of inspiration, the voice of motivation, and the last voice of liberation.”

Onoh said that Clark remained strong and active even at old age, refusing to shift ideology, but maintained steadfast in rejecting bad governance, impunity, and injustice.

He regretted that Clark and the late Pa Ayo Adebanjo of the Afenifere transited at the same time that the President Bola Tinubu administration needed their wise counsel to navigate the murky waters of Nigeria’s diversity.

“Nigerians will however be consoled that the foot prints of these departed statesmen will remain in their consciousness to continue the process of enthroning a better Nation of our dreams. It’s been my greatest honour and blessing to have benefited from his wise counsel and fountain of wisdom,” Onoh eulogized.