Emeritus professor of literature, renowned playwright and poet John Pepper Clark alias J.P. Clark has passed on.
He was the brother of the revered Ijaw leader Edwin Clark.
Prof. Clark died on Tuesday, according to a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark for the family and Ilaye Clark for the children.
“The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce that Emeritus Professor of Literature and Renowned Writer, Prof. John Pepper Clark, has finally dropped his pen in the early hours of today, Tuesday, 13 October 2020,” the statement read.
“Prof. J. P. Clark has paddled on to the great beyond in comfort of his wife, children and siblings, around him.
“The family appreciates your prayers at this time. Other details will be announced later by the family.”
