Edwin Clark, Niger Delta leader
and convener of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, says he stands by Senate President
Bukola Saraki in his “current travails”.
Clark said this while reacting to
reports that he wrote a letter of condemnation to Saraki.
He said the letter in circulation
was the altered version of the one he wrote to the senate president in 2013.
Clark explained that what he
wrote in the past was because of a misunderstanding between Saraki and his
father.
“My attention has been drawn to a
letter (albeit altered) currently being circulated in the social media, with
the intent to misinform and mislead the reading public,” he said in a
statement.
“The said letter which I wrote
over five years ago was written out of despair and anger at the time to reach
Saraki, who was then the governor of Kwara state, in order to mediate in a
misunderstanding between my very close friend, his father, late Dr. Olusola
Saraki, his daughter, Senator Gbemi Saraki on one side, and his son, Dr. Bukola
Saraki himself.
“The circumstances that led to my
writing the letter had been settled long ago. Today, Bukola Saraki is my son
with whom I enjoy a good relationship.
“It is, therefore, surprising
that the letter written over five years ago was altered in the said social
media publication to suit the whims and caprices of the authors.
“Let me reinstate that the late
Dr Olusola Saraki, father of the senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki, was my
very good friend and colleague, in the senate of the second republic, where he
was senate leader.
“Thereafter, both of us were
leaders of our respective geopolitical zones. While he was leader of the
northern union (NU), I was leader of the south-south peoples assembly (SSPA).
“Today, I have a duty to stand by
my son, Dr. Bukola Saraki and also defend him from any act of persecution aimed
at destroying his illustrious political career and his father’s rich legacy.”
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