By Emmanuel Nduka
Prominent Niger Delta elder statesman and political chieftain, Edwin Clark, has given the condition for which he will consider supporting the presidential aspiration of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
Clark who made the statement in Abuja when the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Contact and Advocacy Council, headed by its National Chairman, Prof Iyorwuese Hagher, paid him a courtesy call to inform him about the presidential plans of the former Senate President, emphasized that if the Southern part of the country failed to produce a consensus candidate, he would support Saraki’s presidential ambition.
During the visit, the group spoke on the need for national cohesion through the emergence of a presidential candidate who, over time, has shown character and competence to deliver on national issues.
Clark had emphasized on the need to present a credible candidate who understands the dynamics in every part of Nigeria.
“We have been agitating for the presidency to be zoned to the south. However, if we fail to come up with a consensus candidate in the South, I will have no option than to support Dr. Bukola Saraki,” Clark declared.
The delegation also included Sen. Solomon Ewuga, Sen. Bello Adokwe, Hon. Idem Unyime, Hon Moses Aliyu, and other prominent PDP stakeholders.
