Umar Farouk Ahmed

Umar Farouk Ahmed
Administrator of Cross River State
In office
August 1996 – August 1998
Preceded byGregory Agboneni
Succeeded byChristopher Osondu
Administrator of Kaduna State
In office
August 1998 – May 1999
Preceded byHammed Ali
Succeeded byAhmed Mohammed Makarfi

Colonel Umar Farouk Ahmed was Military Administrator of Cross River State, Nigeria (August 1996 - August 1998) during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. He was then appointed administrator of Kaduna State in August 1998 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over power to the elected civilian governor Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi in May 1999.[1] Shortly after, he was retired by the Federal Government, along with all other former military ministers, governors and administrators.[2]

Ahmed graduated from the Nigeria Defence Academy and the University of Jos, where he obtained an Advanced Diploma in Public Administration. He was commissioned in the army in 1976 as a platoon Battery Commander. Subsequent posts were Military Assistant (1986), General Staff Personnel Training Army Headquarters (1987), Academy Adjutant (1989) and Commanding Officer S.S Wing (1992).[3]

In Cross River, his administration was said to be "most inept". When leaving Kaduna, Ahmed handed over a debt N400 million to his successor, who refused to honor any of his commitments. The Kaduna State House of Assembly resolved to probe his tenure based on allegations of looting. In April 2001, he was one of 16 former military administrators who announced the creation of an association called the United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF).[4]

He later became a director of First Interstate Bank.[3]

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  4. ^ Kola Ologbondiyan and Agaju Maduba (April 29, 2001). "The Return of Abacha Boys". ThisDay. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2010.