Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has described the killing of his friend and political ally Ahmed Gulak as a “clear case of political assassination”.



“Being a humble man, he chose to travel incognito according to his friend who was with him,” Uzodinma said at a press conference on Monday. “Someone must have trailed him from the hotel to the airport. That is exactly why his gruesome murder appears to be a clear case of political assassination.”

He also described Gulak as a great patriot and nationalist, with a high sense of justice, fairness and uprightness; saying that he did not deserve to be murdered in a gruesome and vicious manner.

He also vowed to ensure that the killers are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law.

“The death of this compatriot is a personal loss to me because he was an invaluable friend and brother whose sense of justice, fairness and uprightness endeared him to me,” Uzodinma said. “I was shocked to my marrows when the sad news of his callous murder was broken to me.

“On our part as a government, we are not sparing any effort in ensuring that the murderers of this patriot are quickly arrested and prosecuted for their evil deeds.

“They will not by the grace of God escape their deserved punishment. This is not in our character as Ibos, not in our tradition nor in our culture. We must condemn this callous act

“I will urge everybody to exercise restraint and allow the police to continue with their investigations, which I understand is already yielding positive results as some arrests have already been made.
According to the Governor, Gulak was in the state for a national assignment, adding that “he came to Owerri with the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendment.”

“May I on behalf of my family, the government and the good people of Imo state convey my heartfelt condolences to the immediate family of Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, the government and the people of Adamawa state and the families of our brothers and sisters in Imo state who lost their lives during this period,” he said.

Late Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress and Special Adviser to the former president, Goodluck Jonathan was in the early hours of Sunday, gruesomely murdered by suspected hoodlums on his way to Sam Mbakwe Airport to board a flight to Abuja.
The Southern Senators Forum has described the death of former Presidential Adviser on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, as a national disaster and a signal that the country’s insecurity has permeated every section of the nation.

The senators tasked the police and Nigerian Army to fish out the killers and those perpetrating other horrendous crimes in every section of the country in brazen fashion that quaked the country’s bond of unity.



The forum’s Chairman and senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, said these in a condolence message on Monday.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) federal lawmaker expressed sadness at the gruesome killing of the former presidential aide, whom he aptly described as a detribalised and consummate politician with national clout and acceptability
Bamidele stated that with the terrific bout at which people were being killed by unknown gunmen, the time has come for the security architecture to redouble their efforts and arrest the country’s drift into a scary state of anarchy.

“We receive the sudden demise of our brother and friend, Ahmed Gulak, by unknown gunmen with Schick and heavy hearts. This was more of a national calamity, taking cognisance of the detrabilistic nature of the deceased, who believed in building bridges across ethnic lines by his interactions and association.

“We condemn a situation whereby Nigerians are no longer safe in virtually every part of our country in totality. The kernel for the existence of any government is to guarantee safety of lives and property of the citizens and the present government of President Muhammadu Buhari must be alive to this bidding.

“As enshrined in the statute book, we believe every Nigerian carrying out legitimate businesses in any part of the country should undertake such with guarantee of safety, and Nigeria shouldn’t fail in this regard.

“We believe that the perpetrators of this heinous crime that had again brought Nigeria to a calamitous situation should be nabbed and brought behind bars to face the consequences of their tragic actions.

“The 51 senators from the southern part of the country expressed our heartfelt condolences to Ahmed Gulak’s friends, family, confidants, people and government of Adamawa State and the entire Nigerians on the death of this notable politician.

“Though, the situation surrounding his death was callous and painful, but they should take it with what the holy book established that Allah gives and takes.

“May his soul finds rest in the bosom of Allah,” he said.