By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has said that he will only comment on the Bola Tinubu presidency with the conclusion of the election petitions tribunal where the outcome of the February 25 presidential poll is being challenged.
Speaking in Abuja ahead of the 30th anniversary of the annulment of June 12 presidential election, Clark said, “I don’t want to commend on that because the election tribunals are still sitting.”
He added that he does not want to make statements that are prejudice, saying that let the law take its normal course in the case of the presidential election.
Recall that Clark supported and endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party that emerged third in the election and has gone to the election tribunal to challenge declaration of Tinubu as the poll winner.
On June 12, according to Clark, government must ensure a peaceful country where citizens are guaranteed equality before the law in all spheres of life.
He said that all desire that Nigerians live in a country that is peaceful, that is free from crisis, security and economic challenges and low corruption level for the development of all irrespective of any different.
He lamented, “Corruption in the country is so high, which I always say since 2014, that government should declare a state of emergency on corruption.”
He noted that the rate at which corruption is going on in the country is terrible, regretting that it has come to a situation where every arm of government cannot be trusted.
He explained that Nigerians want a country where all live together peacefully, where there is no discrimination, stressing that Nigerians should all obey the provision of the constitution that states that there should be no state religion.
Clark added that there should be no promotion of a particular religion over and above others.
According to him, when they were in the 2014 National Conference as an elder statesman, they made a lot of recommendations for the survival of Nigeria as a country.
He emphasized, “A United country free from crisis, where all the citizens are equal before the law and anyone of them can rise to any position you want to lead.”
