Former Special Adviser Political to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak has reportedly been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Owerri Imo State.
He was at a time national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The death was announced by his classmate, Dr. Umar Ado, in a statement on Sunday obtained by Tribune Online.
Although, the statement did not say what took Gulak to Imo, unconfirmed sources revealed that the chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) was in Imo State on the invitation of some northern groups in the State.
According to Ado: “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.”
It can be recalled that Gulak was chairman of the APC committee that conducted the primaries for Imo governorship election. It was trailed by controversy when he alleged that he was kidnapped and coerced to compromise the results, which were eventually cancelled by the party hierarchy.
(Nigerian Tribune)
