Edwin Clark for Burial May 13

Sylvester Idowu in Warri

The remains of the late elder statesman and leader of Ijaw and Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, will be laid to rest on May 13, 2025, in his hometown, Kiagbodo in Burutu Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State.

The late former Federal Commissioner for Information, Senator in the Second Republic, and leader of the South-South region died on February 17, 2025, in Abuja.

The eldest son of the deceased, Mr. Penaowei Clark, announced the burial arrangement yesterday at a brief ceremony held at the Kiagbodo residence of the late PANDEF leader.
The Pere of Mein Kingdom, Kiagbodo, HRM Samuel Fuludu, Ogiogio II; Head of the Clark family, Prof. C. C Clark; Delta State Commissioner for Directorate of Riverine Infrastructure Development, Chief Ebikeme Clark and other notable members of the family were present at the briefing.

The statement indicated that the burial ceremony would begin on Wednesday, May 7 with a lecture in his honour at the NAF Conference Centre and Suites Abuja at 11 am.

As part of the burial programmes, there will be a valedictory session on Thursday, May 8 in his honour at the Senate Chamber at 11 am.
According to the statement, the day of tribute is Friday, May 9, 2025, at NAF Conference Centre & Suites, Abuja, at 3 pm.

The statement showed that on Saturday, May 10, 2025, there will be a wrestling contest at Yenagoa, while Service of Songs will take place at St. James’ Anglican Church, Asokoro, 39, Haile Selassie Street, Asokoro, Abuja, at 5 pm.

“Sunday, May 11, 2025 – Boat Regatta; Port Harcourt Masquerade, Candlelight Memorial – Yenagoa Kiagbodo, Abuja: No. 43, Haile Selassie Street, Asokoro, Abuja. Time: 7 pm-8 pm.
The commendation service will take place on Monday, May 12, 2025, at 8 am, at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, while the Valedictory Court Session will be held simultaneously at 10 am, at the High Court of Justice, Warri, Delta State.

By 10:30 am, his body departs from Abuja to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, while the commendation service will be held at Ijaw House, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The body departs to Warri, Delta State while lying in state takes place at No. 5, Swamp Road, Warri, Delta State from 6:30 to 7 pm.

At 7:30 pm, his body departs to Kiagbodo Town, Delta State while service of songs and all-night vigil will be held at Kiagbodo Town, Delta State.

“Tuesday, May 13, 2025; 10 am-10:30 am, lying-in-state at Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo Town, Delta State. 10:30-11 am – commendation service at Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State. 11 am is the funeral service. 1 pm is Reception. 5 pm is Internment/all-night vigil.”

On Sunday, May 18, 2025, there will be thanksgiving service.

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AWAMN Demands Enabling Environment for Efficient Waste Mgt

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has called for an enabling environment for its members to deliver efficient and effective waste management in Lagos state.

President , AWAMN, Mr Olugbenga Adebola, made the call in a chat in Lagos, saying that effective and efficient waste management require the commitment and collaboration of government and the Private Sector Participants (PSPs) operators.

He added that the duo should sit down and chart a course to remove the challenges in the waste management value chain.

He expressed gratitude to the Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) for graciously committing to the provision of compactor trucks to PSPs on the lease to own model.

“We would like to thank the LASG, the Managing Director of LAWMA who has graciously announced to the whole world that they are buying compacting trucks on the lease to own for PSP operators.”

“I think it is a good gesture. However, I want to say, regrettably, that this is not the only solution to effective and efficient waste management, perhaps, 10 to 15 per cent.

“Having an effective and efficient waste management system operating in Lagos state goes beyond just the purchase of trucks for the PSP owners on the lease to own.

“Around Oct 2023, we did a comprehensive letter to the government, identifying some of the problems militating against effective and efficient waste management in the state.

As professionals, ours is to identify some of these problems and perhaps find solution,” Adebola said.

He noted that around October/November 2024, the association wrote another letter reminding them that the issues were still there.

He said: “We explained to the government that if we are able to attend to some of the raised issues, we would have made some progress.”

“Here we are with the narrative of trucks for lease, we don’t know what make the would be trucks are made of.

“The current truck that is been used by LAWMA, which were purchased from Sino trucks, we co designed the truck to tell them the size of the engine, because of the diesel we have in Nigeria.

“While the whole world is using Euro 10, euro 12, euro 13, in Nigeria we can’t use that and we sat down with the manufacturers to tell them the kind of diesel engine we can use in Nigeria.

“We told them how low bed it could be, why they can also build a back for the attendants, to sit; so we solved the problem of hanging at the back of the truck. These are the things we did with the previous truck.

“We should really be part of this new arrangement, more so, since these trucks are coming on a lease to own, which means that you own by paying, it is not a free of charge thing.

“If we are going to pay for it, the operators need to be involved to be able to have something that would suit us.

“How long lasting, how sustaining are those trucks, are they CNG trucks, are they trucks that is going to run on diesel, what chassis are they made of.

“We don’t know all of these; so we are reading it on the pages of newspapers,” Adebola said.

According to him, the trucks are not total solution.

“If you are getting a lease to own truck, what mechanism is in place to ensure that you also have an effective and total cost recovery.

“How are you able to recoup and recover savings to be able to pay for the truck, otherwise it would turn into a bad debt.

“With the current charges that is prevalent in the state, I am afraid, you cannot break even,” Adebola said.

He noted that enabling environment begins with the agreement, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered between the government and the PSPs.

“If am investing huge sums of money, how long will it take me to recoup such a money with reasonable profit and then pay back such a loan.

“What mechanism is in place that ensures every waste generator actually pays for waste disposal and where it is known that this is the lowest of the lowest of the economy, then govt must come in.

“What agreement was given to Vision Scope Services (VSS),” Adebola said.

He noted that when Vision Scope was handling waste management under the Ambode regime, it was the government that was paying VSS.

“As an investor, that will help me knowing that every month I have a guaranteed sum of money coming into my account.

“Right now a lot of operators who went to bank and got loan at 27 per cent and 33 per cent cannot repay back, and this is not the type of funding that can support effective and efficient waste management.

“You need green funding. Some will be grant, some will be single digit interest loan, but above all, it must be long term.

“If you go outside the country, people that are into this type of business are getting loan at three, four or five per cent interest and sometimes the tenure is over 20 years.

“You cannot go to a commercial bank in Nigeria and get such a loan,” Adebola said.

He added that waste managers are essential service providers, and as such there should be a special funding, either from the state or from the federal.

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has called for an enabling environment for its members to deliver efficient and effective waste management in Lagos state. President , AWAMN, Mr Olugbenga

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