Datti Ahmed is Dead, Buhari Mourns

Deji Elumoye in Abuja

Former presidential aspirant and President General of the Supreme Council of Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN), Dr. Ibrahim Datti Ahmed, is dead. He died in the early hours of Thursday in Kano
President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to the late Ahmed, a renowned urologist and a doyen of private medical healthcare in Kano.
In a tribute to the late medical doctor and politician, the President, in a release issued on Thursday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, described him as a man blessed with immense wisdom.
According to President Buhari: “Dr. Datti was at the forefront in providing healthcare to the poor and the needy. His divine teachings and selfless contribution towards the welfare of society will not be forgotten. He will be remembered for his noble service to society”.
The President said the nation griefs with the family of the deceased, the Kano Emirate Council as well as the government and people of Kano State as they mourn the doctor, politician and religious leader.
Dr Ahmed was the founder of Asmau Memorial Hospital, now renamed Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano and served as the Chairman of the Shari’a Council of Nigeria.