The Bayelsa State Governor,
Seriake Dickson, has said that the police raid of the Abuja residence of Niger
Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark for alleged arms, was an attempt to intimidate
the Ijaw nation.
Dickson, however, declared that
nobody could intimidate the Ijaw ethnic group and that the Ijaw voice would
continue to speak out against injustice and inequality in the country.
The Governor spoke during a
solidarity visit to Clark in his Asokoro home on Tuesday, where he also hailed
the elder statesman for his courage and leadership of the Ijaw nation.
Dickson was accompanied by
Senator Ben Bruce, former Water Resources Minister, Muktar Shagari, a former
Senate chief whip, Senator Stella Omu and a former permanent secretary, Alabo
Graham Douglas among others.
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He said, “I thought I and my
friends should be here to meet with you and to again publicly restate our
condemnation of the intimidation of a 92-year old leader of our people, one of
the foremost leaders of Nigeria.
“We know that no weapon fashioned
against our leader, our people will stand. If this was targeted to intimidate
our people, it has failed. The spirit of the Ijaw nation cannot be intimidated,
the Ijaw spirit is indomitable. That is what you have shown, you have taught.”
Dickson who lost his mother
recently, stated that Clark had demonstrated quality leadership for his people,
adding he personified what he called the indomitable spirit of the Ijaw people.
“We admire your courage, your
strength of character and personifying the indomitable spirit of our people. We
know that this will not sway you.
“In this nation, the Ijaw spirit
cannot be intimidated. The Ijaw voice will continue to be heard,” the governor
said.
“The killers are known, killer
herdsmen who are involved in the killings are known but they are protected and
why are you now harassing a 92-year-old man?” he queried.
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