Rev Jesse Jackson
United States Civil Rights Activist and
President of the Rainbow Push Coalition, Rev.
Jesse Jackson has urged the Academic Staff
Union of Universities, ASUU, to have a
rethink and end the strike.
Jackson made this call yesterday as he arrived
Abuja, to deliver a Keynote address at today’s
inauguration of former Federal Commissioner
of Information, Chief Edwin Clark
Foundation, which will take place at Ladi
Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotel. Abuja.
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.
Jackson was received at the airport on behalf
of Chief Clark by 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.
At the Asokoro residence of Chief Clark to
receive Jackson 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.
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