[3] Ahmed Usman was born in 1951 and grew up in Okura-Lafia, Dekina Local Government Area, Kogi State.

[7] In August 1996, Usman was deployed to Oyo State to be governor at a time of growing discontent about the military regime headed by Sani Abacha.

[8] Two people were killed and about 20 wounded at the Salami Sports Stadium, Ibadan, in April 1998, when supporters of the United Action for Democracy (UAD) disrupted a pro-Abacha rally that had earlier been addressed by Colonel Usman.

[3] 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.

[3] 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.