Shut up, ex-militants tell Clark

In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital)… .

Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has come under fire over his Wednesday comment on the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, as ex-militants, under the aegis of Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, Thursday, admonished him to shut up.

Clark had accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of lacking the political will to fight corruption.

In a statement released by its spokesman, Captain Mark Anthony, the group said “Chief Edwin Clark has no moral justification to condemn former President Goodluck Jonathan by saying that GEJ lacked political will to fight corruption. We are surprised at the unguarded comments from a man who calls himself an elder statesman.

“Clark was part of the rot in GEJ administration, he should keep quiet and allow other Nigerians to judge GEJ stewardship.

“We see Clark’s statement against GEJ as the height of betrayal and backstabbing to find favour with the current administration. President Muhammadu Buhari should be warned to distance himself from persons like Clark if he wants to end well,” the group said.

Continuing, the group said it supports the ongoing anti-corruption campaign of the Buhari administration, calling on the President to also beam his searchlight on people like Clark.

“We support the ongoing anti-graft war and urge Buhari to extend the searchlight to people like Clark, who are fabulously rich. The EFCC should track the various bank accounts of Clark and others, who do not hold formal government offices and known open businesses, but are stupendously wealthy.

“We urge Buhari to be impartial in his anti-graft war to bring all looters to book to create a new hope for the future generation of Nigeria,” NDLF asserted.

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