
Chief Edwin Clark, OFR, CON – Ijaw Leader, Federal Commissioner, Elder Statesman
Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark was born on May 25, 1927 in Kiagbodo, in the Ijaw speaking area of Delta State. He attended primary and secondary schools at Effurun, Okrika and Afugbene before completing further studies at the Government Teacher Training College, Abraka. Thereafter, Clark worked briefly as a school teacher before travelling abroad to earn a law degree.