Alhaji Idirissu Amin, aka Idi Amin, an ally of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is dead.
The former chairman of Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State reportedly died after a prolonged illness.
The Chief Press Secretary to Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, in a statement, described the late Amin as a leader in his own right.
“I offer my deep condolences to the family as we mourn the passing of a fearless political activist who was a leader in his own right. Our sadness is compounded by this loss at a time the State needs the services of Hon Idi Amin; I pray Allah grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss and forgive his sins and grant him Aljannah Firdausi,” the statement reads.
