Tompolo, Delta Monarch, Mourn EK Clark Passage
CHAIRMAN of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo and the traditional ruler of Idjerhe kingdom, HRM King Monday Whiskey, Udurhie I, Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom have mourned the passage of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark as his death has put a vacuum of leadership in the country.
Chief Tompolo in a statement issued held that Nigeria has lost its unique and potent voice in the South-South geopolitical zone, which was a unique gift from God.
According to the statement, “I, High Chief Dr. Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, also called Tompolo, would like to express my sympathies to the family of High Chief Dr. Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, OFR, CON, on behalf of my friends, family, and colleagues on his passing yesterday.
“I also extend my condolences to the people of the South-South Geopolitical Zone and Nigeria in general for the death of our illustrious father.
“The news came to me with a rude shock, as I was not expecting this kind of news this morning. Even though he was old, he was full of life and kicking. Hence, I was surprised to hear of his death this morning.
“Nigeria lost its unique and potent voice in the South-South geopolitical zone, which was a unique gift from God.
“There is no denying that this death has put a vacuum in the country’s leadership structure. He was a democratic and socio-economic crusader.
“Senator Clark was a strong, fearless, and irrepressible individual who spoke truth to power. He was a voice for the voiceless and a father for the fatherless. We will miss him.
“I pray that God Almighty gives the family and the country the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.” He said.
On the passage of Chief.Dr Sen Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, the Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, HRM King Monday Whiskey Udurhie I said, “It is the end of an eventful Era.Papa Clark was a true symbol of the Niger Delta struggle.
“He fears no force and fears no man when the issue is the about the collective interest of the Niger Delta. He represents the true spirit of the struggle.
“The Federal government should as a mark of honor and his services to Nigeria and Mankind immortalized his name to keep his legacies.
“We shall surely missed his boldness and high class articulation in the struggle of our people survival in the Country Nigeria. Rest On Papa Clark.The struggle will surely be taken to a higher level”
