Sidi Ali, a Second Republic lawmaker and veteran Journalist, has passed on.
Ali died in Kano State on Thursday evening at the age of 86.
Former Kaduna central lawmaker, Shehu Sani, disclosed this on Friday, April 26.
The elder statesman, who is also the father of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s acting director, Corporate Communication Department, Hakama Sidi Ali was devoted to the service of the nation, particularly in the realm of public information.
Sani described the deceased as a human library who could recall every event in Nigeria’s history.
“I received the sad news of the demise of renowned elder state man, author, journalist, politician, and historian, Alhaji Sidi Ali. The late Sidi a human library was a human library and prolific writer. He was a man who could recall every event that happened in Nigeria till late independence. A great loss. My condolences to his family and people of Kano State,” Sani said.
Ali served at the Nigerian International Press Centre, the Ministry of Information and the National Broadcasting Commission.
He held membership in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and actively participated in the party’s Elders Committee in Kano State.
