The ruling party in Imo State, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reacted to the dastardly killing of Mr Ahmed Gulak, an aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, describing it as unconscionable and despicable.
In a release signed by the party’s chairman, Mr Marcillinus Nlemigbo, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Monday, the party leaders condemned the act.
Nlemigbo said that the party received the news with a deep sense of sorrow and grief, adding that the party had lost a loyal stalwart.
He described the late Gulak as a great party leader and said that it was rather unfortunate that he was assassinated.
He empathised with the national leadership of the APC, the presidency and the people and government of Adamawa over the death, urging them to bear the loss.
“The unconscionable assassination of Ahmed Gulak, a party faithful is a provocative affront to the generality of Imo people who are not known to be this unmindful, callous, barbaric and heartless,” the APC Chairman said.
According to him, “the death certainly is a huge loss to APC as a party, his family, close friends, the good people of Adamawa and Nigeria as a country.
He said, “Almost in a remarkable and apparent contradiction, as Imo State is not a hostile ground to visitors – we are receptive, loving, caring and accommodating.”
He further called on security agencies to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that all those involved in the “heinous and dastard act” are brought to book no matter how highly placed.
Nlemigbo, however, commended the efforts of the state government to contain rising insecurity and called on residents of the state to join hands with the state government in restoring the usual peace and security in the state.
Ahmad Gulak was killed while on his way to catch a flight at Sam Mbakwe Airport, in Imo, on Sunday.
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
We Have Not Had Water Supply In Months ― Abeokuta Residents
In spite of the huge investment in the water sector by the government and international organisations, water scarcity has grown to become a perennial nightmare for residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Killing of Ahmed Gulak is unconscionable, despicable ; Killing of Ahmed Gulak is unconscionable, despicable ; Killing of Ahmed Gulak is unconscionable, despicable ; Killing of Ahmed Gulak is unconscionable, despicable.
and then