Chief Edwin Clark
A former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has once again canvassed support for President Muhamadu Buhari.
He described the President as being capable of leading the country; therefore, he should be supported by all Nigerians.
Clark, who was one of the staunch
supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan, spoke in Abuja on
Wednesday at his residence when he received a group, known as Probity
Ambassadors Organisation of Nigeria.
He said though he was among those who
campaigned against the emergence of the President during the election,
Clark said since Nigerians voted for him (Buhari), the President must be
supported in order to enable him succeed in the task ahead.
The
foremost Ijaw leader added that the way former President Jonathan
conceded defeat had also made the task of running the country easier for
the President.
Clark said, “I have congratulated
President Buhari and today, he is our President. He’s not the President
of a section of the country.
“Buhari is fit for the job and he’s capable of leading us. We will support him.
“Campaigns are over and a winner has emerged. We must come together after the election and give our support to the President.
“The loser of the election, who had all the powers to do and undo, came out to congratulate the President.
“That action of the former President is the best thing that has happened in this country.”
He said that former President Jonathan took that action of congratulating President Buhari because of his love for the country.
“You can only be the President of the
country when it is intact. All of us must join hands together to support
President Buhari,” he added.
He asked those who might not agree with the President to wait until 2019, when elections would be held again.
He said, “This is when there will be another opportunity for election.
“Then Nigerians would determine if the President has done well or not. Democracy has come to stay in the country.”
He asked Nigerians to learn from the
attitude exhibited by the people of the United Kingdom, who he said had
forgotten about their last election which was held in May.
Clark said, “Members of both the
Conservatives and the Labour Party are living together in peace now as
if nothing had happened.”
He also said that those who thought he
would die because his party, the Peoples Democratic Party and former
President Jonathan lost the election, were short-sighted.
He said that as an elder statesman, he was bound to support whoever wins the election to lead the nation.
Credit: PUNCH
