Monday 21 October 2013

Jesse Jackson urges ASUU to soft pedal, hails Clark ‘s initiative

UNITED States Civil Rights Activist and
President of the Rainbow Push Coalition, Rev.
Jesse Jackson yesterday arrived Abuja, the
nation’s capital city to deliver a Keynote
address at today’s inauguration of former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief
Edwin Clark Foundation. Speaking with Journalists at the International
Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Jackson
who hailed chief Clark for coming up the noble
initiative of setting up a University of
Technology in his native home, Kiagbodo at 86,
however hailed President Goodluck Jonathan for creating such an enabling environment for
a dream of such to be realised. On the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff
Union of Universities, ASUU, Rev. Jesse
Jackson however urged the striking lecturers
to have a rethink. At the airport to receive him on behalf of Chief
Clark were Senator BASSEY Henshaw, former
member, Federal House of Representatives,
Cairo Ojuogboh; Chief Richard Lamai; member
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National
Executive Committee, NEC, Mrs Ifeoma Agbomah. The visiting Jackson later arrived the Asokoro
residence of Chief Clark at 7.45pm amidst
serious entertainment from the FCT Cultural
Troupe. On hand to receive the visitor at the
residence were the Publisher of Vanguard, Mr.
Sam Amuka; former Minister of Police Affairs, General David Jemibewon; Senator Chris
Ukpabio; Ambassador, Dr.Bolere Ketebu,
among others. President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to
serve as the Special Guest at today’s event, the
formal launch of N25 Billion NAND fund raising
dinner for the proposed Edwin Clark University
of Technology, ECUT, Delta State and the Edwin
Kiagbodo Clark Centre for Youth Orientation and Development, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, just
as former Head of State, General Yakubu
Gowon will chair the event. The programme which is being put together by
the Edwin Kiagbodo Clark Foundation will take
place today at Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotel.
Abuja.

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