NewsClark Denounces New Letter To Saraki But Affirms Support For Him

Clark Denounces New Letter To Saraki But Affirms Support For Him

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BEVERLY HILLS, Augus 15, (THEWILL) -Elder statesman and convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has denied writing an open letter to the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, saying that the letter which is trending on the social media is the handiwork of mischief makers.

Clark, who clarified that though he wrote a letter five years ago to the Senate President, however, said he is standing with him in his current travails.

In a statement he personally signed, the Ijaw national leader observed that the issue which prompted the letter had been adequately addressed revealing that the said letter written in 2013, and circulating on the social media, was aimed at misinforming and misleading the public.

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He stated that he was proud of Saraki for protecting the legacies of his late father, Dr Olusola Saraki.

“My attention has been drawn to a letter (albeit altered) on the above subject matter currently being circulated in the social media, with the intent to misinform and mislead the reading public,” he stated.

“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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