Elder statesman, 1st Republic politician, Sidi Ali, is dead A First Republic politician and Second Republic parliamentarian, Alhaji Sidi Ali, has died at the age of 86. Alhaji Ali is a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a member of the party’s Elders Committee in Kano State. He is also the father of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spokesperson, Hakama Sidi Ali. The elder statesman reportedly died in Kano State on Thursday evening. In his 2018 birthday message, former President Muhammadu Buhari noted that Ali spent most of his life serving...