96th Birthday: Clark harps for peace, unity in Nigeria

The former Minister of Information, elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has emphasized that disunity among citizens is breaking up Nigeria, adding that there is need for unity and peace in the country.

The leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) said this while interacting with section of the media on the occasion of his 96th birthday celebration on Thursday at his residence in Abuja, where prominent personalities including top politicians converged.

He said, “It’s lack of trust that is breaking up Nigeria; Nigeria is so divided today. I am a Nigerian; I won’t keep quiet when Nigerians are suffering. If Nigeria does not stand properly, there will be no unity, there will be no peace.”


The Niger Delta asserted that he had not been celebrating his birthday since the Chibok girls’ abduction in 2014 because it was the worst experience any country could have.

“I stopped celebrating my birthdays since the Chibok school girls were abducted in Borno State. It was very painful. Today, I am not celebrating, I am thanking God. I am not celebrating because I lost two younger brothers in the past,” he noted.

The Bayelsa governor, Diri who spoke at the residents of Clark in Abuja, expressed happiness that Clark was still preaching unity at 96, and could still remember Nigeria’s history.