[1] Usani was born on 27 January 1961 in Nko, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State.

[4] In July 1995, Usani was appointed Commissioner in Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development, Cross River State under Military Administrator Gregory Agboneni; in November 1995, the portfolio was enlarged to include Information duties.

[5] From September 2004 – 2006 Usani lectured at the London Academy of Management Sciences, Ilford, Essex, in a variety of courses to Business undergraduates, MBA students and professional candidates of ABE and ACCA.

In November 2015, Usani was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari into the Nigerian Federal Executive Council as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.

He foresaw a Technical Audit Report[6] of projects from the Ministry's inception and a baseline study of the social and infrastructure resource base of the region[7] (aided by the UNDP) has been conducted.