Senate Sends Delegation on Condolence Visit to Late Edwin Clark Family

 

THE Senate, on Tuesday, set up a delegation to pay a condolence visit to the family of the late Ijaw leader and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark.

Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, who made the announcement during plenary, named the Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro as leader of the delegation.

Barau listed other members of the delegation to include: Sen. Shehu Umar (APC-Bauchi), Sen. Victor Umeh (LP-Anambra) and Sen. Simon Lalong (APC-Plateau).

Others were: Sen. Ipalibo Banigo (PDP-Rivers), Sen. Buhari Abdulfatai (APC-Oyo) and Sen. Kawu Sumaila (NNPP-Kano).

He said that they would go together with the senators from Delta – Ede Dafinone (APC-Delta), Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) and Joel-Onowakpo Thomas.

Trojaninsights reports that Clark, the leader Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), a socio-political group, died on Feb. 18 at the age of 97.

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