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GEJ Was Too Weak to Fight Corruption - Edwin Clark Backs Buhari's Administration
Posted by Odinaka on Thu 08th Oct, 2015 - tori.ngMore details have emerged about the resignation of Chief Edwin Clark, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Former federal Commissioner for Information from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Edwin Clark, who used to be one of Goodluck Jonathan’s loyal supporters, yesterday, broke the news that he had left politics and was not going to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) as some might allege.
"I no longer belong to the PDP. I won’t go to the APC either, but I will continue to talk as an elder statesman and leader of this country. I have left politics," he stated.
The specific reasons for his decision was not revealed, however, Vanguard has disclosed more information about the recent development, reporting that the elder statesman has reiterated his support for President Buhari’s anti-corruption war.
He also noted that Jonathan had meant well for Nigeria, adding, however, 'being a gentleman is not enough to govern this country'.
"It is not everything done by the opponent that is wrong. I will therefore support the policies that are for the good of the country because Nigeria belongs to all of us.
"We are all to support President Buhari, particularly in his determination to eradicate corruption in Nigeria. For eight years Obasanjo legalised corruption. Yet, he’s the one talking about corruption. Nobody should distract Buhari from fighting corruption. People should stop talking about sectional or selective justice.
"Jonathan didn’t have the political will-power to fight corruption. He’s too a gentleman. Drivers of yesterday are living in palatial buildings now under his government. In advanced countries, when you are living above your means, people query you. That’s not so in Nigeria. Former governors and lawmakers are now asking for immunity.
"Jonathan meant well for this country, but the will power to fight corruption was not there. In an ideal society, when a man who earns 20,000 as his monthly salary and all of a sudden he acquire something that is worth N100,000, he should be questioned, but here in Nigeria, immunity has covered those that should be questioned."
However, ex militants under the aegis of the Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, have blasted Edwin Clark over his comments on Jonathan.
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