Edwin Clark: Why should I die because Jonathan lost?

“Jonathan was the one who contested the election. He lost and conceded defeat, so, why should I die because Jonathan lost?
You can see me here today talking to you, hale and hearty. I think it is unfair for people to begin to carry rumour that I collapsed and died after the result of the presidential election was announced”.
With those words, First Republic Information Minister and foremost Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Friday, said the story that he collapsed and died after Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was declared winner of the March 28 presidential election was “a rumour from the pit of hell”.
Clark, who spoke with reporters in his Asokoro, Abuja residence, urged Nigerians to “stop engaging in rumour because it is not in the best interest of anybody”.
He also declared that since electioneering was over, “all Nigerians should cooperate with Buhari to move the country forward. We must forget what was said against one another during the elections and move forward”.
Clark attacked former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Coomassie, for criticising President Goodluck Jonathan over the removal of Suleiman Abba as IGP and the announcement of Solomon Arase as the Acting IGP.
“Jonathan has always protected the interest of Northerners, even before he was made the president. It was wrong for Coomassie to question Jonathan’s actions and decisions. Was he trying to usurp Jonathan’s rights as president? To say the least, this is the most uncharitable comment coming from a former Inspector-General of Police who is conscious of the fact that the police is a disciplined establishment.
“It is, therefore, very wrong, provocative and unwarranted for a man like Coomassie, who chairs the ACF, an umbrella body of the North, and who should know better, to make such provocative statement.
“When President Jonathan did not explain to the public the reason he retired senior police officers from the South-South with potential to be IGP, no one raised an eyebrow. Why must he now give explanation for the removal of Suleiman Abba? He owes no one any explanation as it is his prerogative to do what he deems right in the overall common good of Nigerians.”