Colonel Ahmed Usman (20 August 1951 – 14 April 2021) was a Nigerian military administrator of Ondo State and later Oyo State during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
Early career
Ahmed Usman was born in 1951 and grew up in Okura-Lafia, Dekina Local Government Area, Kogi State. After joining the army, postings included Second in Command, 192 Battalion, Abak and 141 Battalion, Kano (1983-1985), United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (1985-1986) and Battalion Commander G Amphibious, Elele Port Hartcourt (1990- 1991).
Usman was appointed governor of Ondo State
in September 1994. While governor of Ondo State, Usman installed Oba Adeleye Orisagbemi as the Attah of Ayede Ekiti. Amid concerns about cultism in the state, on 17 June 1996, Usman threatened to dismiss any Ondo State judge who granted bail to secret cult suspects. In 1998, Adeoluwa Oyerinde, a former Managing Director of a subsidiary of the Odu’a Investment Company, alleged that he had given bribes to Usman and other military governors while Usman was administrator of Ondo State.
Later life
After the return to democracy in 1999, Usman entered private business and stayed out of politics until in August 2008, when he declared that he intended to run for governor of Kogi State in 2011. Running under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, he lost in the party primary election. He later expressed interest in running in the 2019 Kogi State gubernatorial election as well, as part of the All Progressives Congress, but ultimately did not enter the race.
Usman died on 14 April 2021 at the age of 69 in Jos, Plateau State, following an illness. His body was brought back to his hometown of Okura-Lafia, Kogi State, for an Islamic funeral. Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello offered condolences following Usman’s death.
Source: pastmilitaryadministratorsinondostate.
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