Chief Edwin Clark, Ijaw leader, elder statesman and politician with great interest in education, in this interview, explains why he is working tirelessly to set up a University of Technology in his hometown of Kiagbodo in Delta State, at the age of 86.

FORMER Vice Presi-dent Alex Ekwueme, one time Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, Reverend Emmanuel Gbonigi and others under the aegis, Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly, SNPA yesterday reiterated their support for the immediate convocation of a National Conference and called for its immediate convocation by President Goodluck Jonathan.

WIthin the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, events of the last two weeks have indeed brought out the worst among its leading lights. Some of them who have shared ideals and political camps for decades are now at both ends of the political divide, which was created by the August 31, 2013 factionalisation of the party.

SATURDAY, August 3, 2013 was a special day for the people of Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta State. It was a day South-South leaders and eminent Deltans stormed the area to mobilize support for re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

LAGOS—A Former Police Commissioner in Lagos State, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, has said Niger Delta elders led by Chief Edwin Clark, who are calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to run for a second term, are saying so for parochial interests.

WARRI—THE Delta State Elders and Leaders Stakeholders Forum has said that Prof. Ben Nwabueze’s criticism of the mid-term report of President Goodluck Jonathan and the rising political profile of Chief Edwin Clark were borne out of petty jealousy.