{"id":102306,"date":"2023-01-03T16:10:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=102306"},"modified":"2023-01-03T16:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:10:48","slug":"breaking-edwin-clark-endorses-peter-obi-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-edwin-clark-endorses-peter-obi-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Edwin Clark Endorses Peter Obi For President"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, ahead of the February 25th presidential election.<\/p>\n

The elder statesman made his choice known while addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n

\nClark\u2019s endorsement is coming few days after former President Obasanjo endorsed Obi in his new year message to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Clark said it was fair and just that the South produces the next president after the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari, a northerner.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nAccording to Clark, one who must be the next President of the country must be educated and experienced, just as he said that South East should be allowed to produce the next President because the zone has resourced and educated people to govern the country.<\/p>\n

Clark said \u201d I\u00a0\u00a0have since been fully briefed on the successful outcome of the interaction held at that occasion. Amongst other things, I have taken note of the following observations which came out of the meeting: That PANDEF presented the expectations and demands of the peoples of the Niger Delta, comprising infrastructural development, devolution of power, resource control, effective and inclusive participation in the oil and gas sector, amongst other things, to the Presidential Candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat the vision statement shared by His Excellency Peter Obi at the occasion, as it relates to making Nigeria more productive, using the rich resource endowment in every part of the country; curbing waste and\u00a0 fighting corruption; and creating jobs for our teeming youths through innovative initiatives is very commendable.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat his restated commitment to restructuring and devolution of power, will promote harmony, peaceful coexistence amongst the states and constituent parts of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat his vision for more equity and justice as it pertains to the South-South region, which\u00a0 in the past sixty years has produced much of the revenue for the national economy, but has been neglected with little impact in terms of infrastructure and social development, is convincing and commendable.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeter Obi\u2019s commitment to environmental justice to the clean up of the Niger Delta polluted communities is most welcomed, given that even the ongoing Ogoni clean-up has been rather slow.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis commitment to inclusion of qualified persons from the Niger Delta in the national governance process in the future government if elected into power is very reassuring.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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