In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, sheds light on some recent controversies generated by his comments on national issues
Reflect on your time as Minister of Information. How was it?
In our time, we were known as federal commissioners. As a federal commissioner of information, I took over from the late Chief Anthony Enahoro who was commissioner for special duties. He was charged with the responsibility of organising FESTAC ’77, but it was still under my ministry that the memorandum was submitted. During that time, we had very few print media organisations. We had Daily Times and others but they were very few. We didn’t have private television stations.
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