Former aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, is dead, according to sundry media reports.
He was reportedly shot dead on his way to the Airport in Owerri, Imo State Capital on Sunday.
He was said to have visited the State to see his friend, Governor Hope Uzodinma. He was on his way back to Abuja when he was reportedly shot.
A top APC member confirmed the incident to The CONCLAVE.
Also, Gukak’s classmate, Dr Umar Ado has also confirmed the incident in a statement.
Even though, the statement did not state what took him to Imo, unconfirmed sources revealed that he was in Imo on the invitation of some Northern Groups in the state.
Read full text of the statement hereunder:
“I just confirmed the sad and gruesome death of my friend and classmate, the former Hon. Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, former Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President and former Special Adviser Political to President Goodluck Jonathan, Barr. Ahmadu Ali Gulak.
“Barr Gulak was said to have been killed last night by unknown gunmen in Owerri, Imo State.
“May Allah (SWT) forgive his sins, bless his soul and reward his good deeds with Aljannah on the Day of Resurrection.
“May Allah (SWT) also give all his children, relatives, friends and loved ones, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. And may Allah (SWT) bless us with faithful deaths when it is our turn to die. Ameen.
“Please let all and sundry accept my heartfelt sympathy over this personal painful experience even as I draw solace that he lived a good, helpful and productive life, well illustrated by the fact that he died while in service of his dear country.
“This is one death too many! May God Almighty save our fatherland. Ameen.”
Gulak, an indigene of Adamawa State, was a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He decamped to the All Progressives Congress APC, in 2018 and played a leading role in the party’s controversial primary election that produced the governorship candidate for the 2019 election.
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