Elder statesman and leader of the Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), Chief Edwin Clark has stated that the group is waiting for the date that the incumbent President of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will call to meet them.
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The Sun reported that Edwin Clark, an Ijaw leader stated this in an exclusive interview.
Recall that Edwin Clark supported the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi in the last general elections. Peter Obi, a former Governor of Anambra state was defeated in the poll by the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Edwin Clark stated during the interview; "You see the insecurity going on in the country, we are apolitical; that is we are nonpartisan. We don’t have a political organisation. So because of that, our members are in all the parties."
He added; "That is why we supported Peter Obi as the presidential candidate. Some others supported Atiku Abubakar, others supported the current President. Now that the elections are over, as I said, we are nonpartisan, so we have come back to our organization. "
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He stated further; "We are waiting for the date he will call us to meet him. He is our president. We have no other president in this country. As long as he is there, we have to work for the survival of this country."
The recent statement by the Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark which was shared by The Sun on its various social media platforms have generated a lot of reactions from many Nigerians on the social media platform.