2015: Clark’s wife set to vie for Senate

Wife of prominent Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, Dr. Abisola Sodipo-Clark, is set to join the race for Ogun Central Senatorial seat on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Ogun State publicity secretary of the PDP, Waliu Oladipupo,  said in a statement that Sodipo-Clark, who hails from Abeokuta North Local Government  Area of Ogun State,

was in Abeokuta yesterday to consult with PDP chieftains and members ahead of the 2015 general elections.
The statement indicated that Sodipo-Clark who was at the PDP secretariat, was received by party members led by the state chairman, Chief Adebayo Dayo; secretary, Alhaji Semiu Sodipo; former deputy governor of Ogun State, Alhaji Rafiu Ogunleye; and party chieftain, Alhaji Agboola Alausa, among others.
She said while speaking with newsmen that she is eminently qualified for any political position adding that she was in Ward 2 Ikija, to renew her membership card and consult with party members.
“I’m not going to say no and I’m not going to say yes. What I’m here for is to consult. I’m somebody that believes in wide consultation and I believe that if somebody is going to take a step in a democracy, you need to consult with your leaders, with your elders and with other women, so that when we join hands together, things can be built up properly, she stated when asked to confirm if she’s interested in the senate seat.
Sodipo-Clark came into national limelight when she lost two children in 2003 to gunmen while she was in the convoy of Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello.