Gulak Was Not Uzodimma’s Guest, Imo Govt Insists

The Imo State Government has again restated that the
ex-Political Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji
Ahmed Gulak, who was murdered in the state by unknown gunmen was
not the guest of the state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma at the
time of his assassination.

In a statement issued yesterday, the state government described
as unfortunate a former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode’s
statement on the murder of Gulak.

The Imo State governor in a statement by his Chief Press
Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku questioned the character of the former
minister who he said wanted to make capital of the murder by trying
to reap from an ugly situation.

“It seems the former Aviation Minister wants to make capital of
the unfortunate gruesome murder of Alhaji Gulak who was killed on
Sunday morning around Ngor Okpala on his way to the Sam Mbakwe
International Cargo Airport.

“But Fani-Kayode in his characteristics manner of always trying
to reap from ugly situations has taken to his Facebook wall to make
insinuations that suggest he does not want those behind Gulak’s
assassination unveiled,” he added.

Fani-Kayode, had on Tuesday asked on his Facebook wall: “Why did
the governor of Imo not provide security for Gulak? Why was Gulak
dressed in jeans and a baseball cap as if he was in disguise? I
knew Gulak for over 10 years and I never saw him wearing jeans and
a baseball cap.”

But the governor in response said: “Ordinarily, one would not
have bothered responding to the balderdash Fani-Kayode posted on
his Facebook wall because Nigerians know the character that is him,
but for the unsuspecting members of the public who may not know the
reason behind his comments.

“Explanations had been offered that Gulak was not Governor
Uzodimma’s guest as of the time he was killed in Imo, but had come
to the State on the invitation of the organisers of the 1999
Constitution Review Committee of the Senate as a Consultant.”

The Imo State Government has again restated that the
ex-Political Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji
Ahmed Gulak, who was murdered in the state by unknown gunmen was
not the guest of the state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma at the
time of his assassination.

In a statement issued yesterday, the state government described
as unfortunate a former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode’s
statement on the murder of Gulak.

The Imo State governor in a statement by his Chief Press
Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku questioned the character of the former
minister who he said wanted to make capital of the murder by trying
to reap from an ugly situation.

“It seems the former Aviation Minister wants to make capital of
the unfortunate gruesome murder of Alhaji Gulak who was killed on
Sunday morning around Ngor Okpala on his way to the Sam Mbakwe
International Cargo Airport.

“But Fani-Kayode in his characteristics manner of always trying
to reap from ugly situations has taken to his Facebook wall to make
insinuations that suggest he does not want those behind Gulak’s
assassination unveiled,” he added.

Fani-Kayode, had on Tuesday asked on his Facebook wall: “Why did
the governor of Imo not provide security for Gulak? Why was Gulak
dressed in jeans and a baseball cap as if he was in disguise? I
knew Gulak for over 10 years and I never saw him wearing jeans and
a baseball cap.”

But the governor in response said: “Ordinarily, one would not
have bothered responding to the balderdash Fani-Kayode posted on
his Facebook wall because Nigerians know the character that is him,
but for the unsuspecting members of the public who may not know the
reason behind his comments.

“Explanations had been offered that Gulak was not Governor
Uzodimma’s guest as of the time he was killed in Imo, but had come
to the State on the invitation of the organisers of the 1999
Constitution Review Committee of the Senate as a Consultant.”