IJAW leader and political godfather of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday declared that he has left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
However, the former Federal Commissioner for Information said he would not join the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) but canvasses support for President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Ijaw leader made the shocking disclosure at his Abuja residence yesterday when a group, Think Nigeria First Initiative, paid him a courtesy visit.
He said, "Jonathan didn't have the political will to fight corruption. He's a gentleman. Drivers of yesterday are living in palatial buildings now under his government.
"In advanced countries, when you are living above your means, people query you. That's not so in Nigeria. Former governors, lawmakers are now asking for immunity."
Clark, who was a staunch supporter of former President Jonathan, however, said he had quit the PDP. But he said he would not join the governing party, the All Progressives Congress.
He said, "I no longer belong to the PDP. I won't go to the APC either, but I will continue to talk as an elder statesman and leader of this country. I have left politics.
"If anyone comes to me to say he's running for any elective position in the PDP or the APC, I won't support you. I'm not a member of the PDP anymore."
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