Edwin Kiagbodo CLARK.

Biographical record

Title

Chief

Surname

CLARK.

First Name

Edwin

Other Names

Kiagbodo

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (1st Edition)

Date of Birth

May 25, 1927

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Delta

Place of Birth

Kiagbodo, in Ijaw area of Delta State

Father's Name

Chief Bekederemo Clark

Father's Status

Deceased

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Marinatu O. Yusuf
Dr. Abisola Sodipo-Clark

Number of Children (Male)

7

Number of Children ( Female)

5

Profession

Legal Practitioner
Educationist
Public Servant
Elder Statesman

Working Experience

Headmaster, Local Authority School, Ofoni, Western Ijaw, Head master, Local Authority School, Bomadi, 1954; Headmaster, Secondary Modern School, Bomadi, 1955-57; appointed Assistant Community Development Officer, 1957-61; Director, Asaba Textile Mill, 1967;

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

African Church School, Effurun, 1939, Native Authority School, Okrika, 1940, Native Authority School, Akugbene, 1940-45, Government Teachers Training College, Abraka, 1949-53, Holborn College of Law, London, 1961-64

Present Appointment

Founder, Edwin Clark Foundation; Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo

Previous Appointments

Commissioner for Education, Mid-Western State (now Delta 1968-71; Commissioner for Finance and Establishment, Bendel State, 1972-75; Federal Commissioner for Information, January-July, 1975; Chairman of Council and Pro-Chancellor, University of Benin, 1970-75; Director, Bendel Brewery, 1972-74; Chairman, Bendel Line, 1973-74; Chairman, Bendel Delta Boatyard, 1973-74; Pro-Chancellor, University of Technology, Minna, 1983; Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1979-83;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

member of National Executive Committee, banned National Party of Nigeria (NPN); Traditional

Traditional Titles

Ebi-Ebekekere, Owei of Western Ijaw; Iyalaje of Oke-Ona Egba

Hobbies

reading, swimming, tennis

Other Relevant Information

Clark's involvement in the political process began during the pre-independence period when he was elected a Councillor for Bomadi in 1953. Clark later joined NCNC. While a student at Holborn College, he was active in the West African Student Union.

After the military coup of January 1966, Clark was among a group of delegates from the Mid-West who opposed any ideas of confederation that were raised at an ad-hoc constitutional conference constituted by Gowon in 1966. The delegation's mandate was Nigerian unity and when proposals of a loose federation were tabled the regions delegates asked for adjournment. He was later appointed Midwestern commissioner of Education and later Finance. As commissioner for education, he was active in the establishment of a Mid-west College of Technology that became the foundation of University of Benin.

During the second republic, he was a member of the national executive committee of NPN and was the Bendel State treasurer of the party. In 1983, he was an elected senator for three months at the twilight of the Shagari administration

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Clark_(politician)

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Clark_(politician)