The AP’s Brett Zongker is reporting that former D.C. mayor and Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry has been admitted to Howard University Hospital in preparation for a kidney transplant.

Hospital spokesman Ron Harris says 72-year-old Barry was at the hospital Thursday for a surgery scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday. Harris says the six-hour procedure has a 95 percent success rate.

As you’ll recall, Barry, 72, blamed his most recent instance of failing to file a tax return on time due to being distracted by his impending transplant. He has been undergoing kidney dialysis for some time. We wish the Council member a successful surgery and speedy recovery.