Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday joined ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar on a condolence visit to the family of the late elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, who passed away on February 17, 2025, at the age of 97.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
Atiku shared a video of the visit on 𝕏, expressing his condolences and praying for the bereaved family.
“Today, I led a delegation that included the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, @elrufai, on a condolence visit to the family of foremost statesman and nationalist, Chief Edwin Clark,” Atiku wrote.
He described Clark’s passing as a loss not only to his immediate family and the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) but to Nigeria as a whole.
“The best way to immortalise him is for our leaders to promote unity and inclusiveness for which he lived and died,” Atiku added.
El-Rufai Commends Atiku’s Economic Leadership
During the visit, El-Rufai acknowledged Atiku’s pivotal role in shaping Nigeria’s economic policies under former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.
“Nobody gives Vice President Atiku Abubakar the credit for leading economic policy-making under the Obasanjo administration. Many of the things that we did…were under his leadership,” El-Rufai, who served as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory during the Obasanjo era, remarked.
Clark, a revered nationalist and advocate for the Niger Delta, was known for his relentless pursuit of unity and inclusiveness in governance. Atiku reiterated that his contributions to Nigeria should serve as a guiding principle for leaders seeking to foster national cohesion.
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