The Senate on Thursday paid glowing tributes to the late leader of the Ijaw Nation, Chief Edwin Clark, and called on the Federal Government to name a National Monument in his honour.
The resolutions followed a motion for a valedictory session in honour of Clark, presented by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, praised Clark for his monumental contributions to Nigeria’s political, social, and educational development.
Akpabio described Clark as “a lion in Nigeria’s political forest, a sentinel of justice, and a patriarch of uncommon courage.”
He noted that Clark was a man who “did not bow to the tides of fear or fashion” and stood firm when it was easier to bend.
Bamidele hailed Clark as a nationalist, lawyer, philanthropist, and strong advocate for the Niger Delta’s rights.
He highlighted Clark’s establishment of the Edwin Clark Foundation and a University of Technology in his hometown.
Bamidele requested that the Federal Government immortalize Clark by naming a major national monument after him, citing his “indelible and undeniable contribution to the sustenance of democracy and the development and unity of this country”.
