Our (Viewers Corner News) source in Niger delta told us that elder Edwin Clark is one man most of them in Niger delta would not trust anymore because he is always dancing to the side where he would get some personal benefits without thinking much of the people of Niger Delta and how they are fairing. Also during the Peoples Democratic Party/Goodluck Jonathan’s led government, elder Edwin Clark and his group benefited so much from the government and as at that time, it would have been much easier and better to put things right which elder Edwin Clark failed to do because he was getting lots of goodies from Goodluck Jonathan and his government. Now such free things are no longer coming his ways as expected so he is now pressing president Buhari’s government to start negotiations with the Niger delta stakeholders. It was also reported that some militant groups in Niger delta do not regard his views anymore. Some said that during that period when he was getting free money from Goodluck Jonathan and his government, he married a new wife and also build a university, though building a university is nice because it showed that he believes in education which is the best way forward for his people and Nigeria in general. Our (Viewers Corner News) concern here is that as an elder statesman, he is not being straight forward and doing enough to assist the people of Niger delta. However now that he (elder Edwin Clark) has called on the federal government of Nigeria to start negotiations on the way forward for Niger delta, let there be no manipulations this time around. Again do not think only of what you would get personally, think of the majority of the people of Niger delta who have no access to good things of life, assist them in your own way as elder. Honestly the negotiation would be nice as you (elder Edwin Clark) have requested and president Buhari’s government is doing well too in trying to reach out to the people of Niger delta which we pray and hope would be successful as time goes on.
Source: Viewers Corner News.