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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has commemorated the first anniversary of the death of its revered leader, Chief Edwin Clark, hailing him as a “national icon and statesman” whose legacy endures.
In a heartfelt tribute dated February 17, 2026, PANDEF recalled Clark’s 98 years of “labour and devotion to building our nation Nigeria,” where he championed truth, justice, fairness, and harmony. The forum noted his final words: “I am a Nigeria, I love Nigeria.”
PANDEF’s National Chairman, Godknows Igali, emphasised Clark’s transformative role in the Niger Delta and South-South region. “Your toil for the unity, solidarity, national relevance of the Niger Delta, yes the entire South-South geopolitical zone will for endless generations be celebrated and adulated,” Igali wrote. He described Clark as a “game changer” whose “memory and voice remained firm, astute and unfailingly till the torch-line,” adding, “Like a lion, your courage was unmatched and resonated large and wide.”
The tribute affirmed that Clark’s vision “on all fronts remains aglow and the zeal shall certainly not flounder.”
A special memorial service held Monday at Edwin Clark University in Kiagbodo, where PANDEF urged: “Rest on dear daddy, ‘Gogorogo’.”
Clark, who died on February 17, 2025, at 98, left an indelible mark on Nigeria’s political landscape, particularly in advocating for the Niger Delta’s development.
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