The Pan Niger Delta Peoples’
Congress, PNDPC, Tuesday, called on the leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum,
PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, to step aside for younger leaders to pilot the
affairs of the region.
PNDPC, led by the former national
chairman of Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of
Nigeria, TROMPCON, and paramount ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom, Delta State, His
Majesty Charles Ayemi-Botu, made this decision after a meeting in Warri, Delta
State.
Ayemi-Botu, who addressed newsmen
after the meeting said age was no longer on the side of Clark.
He said, “In recent past,
stakeholders of the region have approached the leader of PANDEF, Chief Clark,
who we are all proud of, to groom younger leaders, step aside and allow these
younger leaders in the region to take over, but he refused as it is customary
with him.
“He failed to properly utilize
his highly patronized office as ‘Father of the President’ for six years to
address and solve most of the issues contained in the 16-point agenda. It is
time for change and nobody can stop change when it comes because it is like a
tsunami.
“This is why the proclamation of
a new platform by the agitating groups to lead the Niger Delta struggle and
dialogue with the Federal Government did not come as a surprise.
We are
accepting this call, not just from the agitators, but from the peace-loving
people of the Niger Delta, who have encouraged us to do so in order to give the
region a more vibrant leadership and better focus.
“Papa Clark has paid his dues,
but he is currently having challenges leading the region.
“The time to bow out and rest is
now, let the younger ones go out and report to him.
“It must be emphasized that this
fresh mandate is a call by leaders, stakeholders and agitators in the Niger
Delta to inject a new lease of life in the leadership of the region.
“The Niger Delta has suffered
hiccups in recent times due to the political leaning, antecedent and advocacy
style of our leaders, which has made the Presidency to continually deride the
region.”
Also, Coordinator, PNDPC, Chief
Mike Loyibo, said that PNDPC accepted the call by the agitators and people of
the region to provide a new leadership for Niger Delta because it was
expedient.
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