{"id":2156,"date":"2025-02-20T07:19:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2025-02-20T07:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:19:40","slug":"pastor-reuben-wilson-mourns-death-of-ijaw-leader-e-k-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/pastor-reuben-wilson-mourns-death-of-ijaw-leader-e-k-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Reuben Wilson mourns death of Ijaw Leader, E.K. Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By Idibhar Agadaga, Bayelsa<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Founder of Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability, (PRIFGLA) and member Governing Council University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State,\u00a0 Pastor Reuben Wilson, has expressed deep sadness and shock over the passing of Elder Statesman and prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark.e<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement made available to Daily Echoes Media on Wednesday,Pastor Wilson described Chief Clark as a &#8220;great Nigerian, a true patriot, and a champion of the Niger Delta people.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He praised Clark&#8217;s tireless efforts in advocating for the rights and interests of the Ijaw people and the Niger Delta region as a whole.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pastor Wilson recalled Chief Clark&#8217;s remarkable contributions to Nigeria&#8217;s development, including his role in the country&#8217;s independence struggle and his service as a federal minister.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He also acknowledged Clark&#8217;s unwavering commitment to promoting peace, justice, and equality in the Niger Delta region.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chief E.K. Clark passed away at the age of 97.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He was a highly respected figure in Nigerian politics and a strong advocate for the rights of the Niger Delta people.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0His legacy continues to inspire and influence the region&#8217;s development<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Idibhar Agadaga, Bayelsa Founder of Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability, (PRIFGLA) and member Governing Council University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State,\u00a0 Pastor Reuben Wilson, has expressed deep sadness and shock over the passing of Elder Statesman and prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark.e In a statement made available to Daily [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1307,876,881,1306,1308,1309],"class_list":["post-2156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-life-style","tag-figure","tag-mourn","tag-pastor","tag-respected","tag-sadness","tag-shock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2157,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156\/revisions\/2157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}