A former Military Administrator of Oyo State, Colonel Ahmed Usman, is dead.
He was said to have died around 3.00am on Wednesday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, during an illness.
Usman was military administrator of Ondo State from August 1994 to August 1996.
He governed Oyo from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
As the chairman of MILADS of the Odu’a states, he had a running battle with persons who bought assets of Odu’a companies, some of which were retrieved.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with Usman’s family.
President Buhari, in a condolence message Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, stated that as a military officer, the late Colonel Usman served the nation with courage and dedication, adding that his contributions to peace and unity as well as his quest for public good continued even in retirement.
As the President prayed that Almighty Allah will repose the soul of the departed, his thoughts are with the government and people of Kogi State, where Usman hailed from, and with friends and colleagues, as they mourn the loss.
