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| Chief Edwin Clark |
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South
leader, Chief Edwin Clark yesterday said that Nigeria will sink if President
Buhari fails to deal severely with those who ruined Nigeria over the years.
He raised alarm over the level of corruption in the country
and the economic crunch which have all combined to stagnate the progress of
Nigeria over the years.
In a six-page letter to President Buhari which was read to
journalists yesterday at his Asokoro residence, Abuja, Chief Clark urged him to
as a matter of urgency appoint a new Chairman for the Amnesty Programme as a
replacement for the immediate past Chairman of the programme, Chief Kingsley
Kuku, adding that he would be a sad man if the Amnesty programme fails.
According to the Elder statesman, the President should know
what it means to Nigeria as a country to have peace in the Niger Delta, just as
he stressed that quick appointment of a
new Chairman even in acting capacity would help stop the imminent
disintegration of the programme that has kept the peace in the Niger Delta.
The Ijaw leader said that the vacuum already created
following the absence of Kuku’s successor was creating tension and if not
managed immediately, it would lead to that era when the activities of the
militants in the creeks, contributed to crude oil fall to about 7,000 barrel
per day, compared to the present situation of 2.5 million barrel per day,
adding that the problem with the programme at the moment, was lack of an
authority to operate the account of the programme.
According to him, “the economy of the country and the
eradication of corruption which has become systematic and endemic that has
stagnated the progress of this country over the years and the culprit if not
severely dealt with will sink the country. We, therefore, pray the Almighty God
that these discussions will materialise and
achieve the desired result.
“Secondly, I now respectfully wish to bring to the attention
of Mr. President the imminent danger facing the Amnesty programme. It would be
recalled, that the former chairman of Amnesty programme and Adviser to Mr.
President on Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Kingsley Kuku has since vacated his
office as a result of change of government, but unfortunately, he has not been
replaced by an appointee even in acting
capacity by Mr. President, and as a result, the whole programme for now, is without leadership, and
no one has the authority to operate the account of the Amnesty programme.” (VANGUARD)
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