Ahmed Tijani Ahmed
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Ahmed Tijani Ahmed was a Nigeria
n politician who was Senator for the Kogi Central constituency in Kogi State
from 1999 to 2003 as a member of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP).
(SDP) that created an agreement on power sharing among the different people's of the state. However, they lost the December 1991 governorship election to the National Republican Convention
(NRC). Abubakar Audu
of the NRC was elected and held office until General Sani Abacha
assumed power in November 1993.
After the return to democracy in 1998, Ahmed Tijani Ahmed aspired to become PDP candidate for the governorship of Kogi State, competing with Steve Achema and others. However, the PDP selected an Okun, Steve Oloruntoba, as a compromise candidate.
A.T. Ahmed asked his Ebira
supporters to vote for the All People's Party governorship candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu
, rather than Steve Oloruntoba, which they did. Audu was elected for a second term as governor.
Disappointed in his ambition to become governor, A.T. Ahmed ran for a seat in the Senate, which he won, taking office in May 1999.
He was appointed head of the senate services committee, which reportedly agreed to share certain contracts among principal officers and committee members.
He competed with Ibrahim Idris
, an Igala
, to be chosen as PDP candidate for the 2003 Kogi State governorship election, but was not successful.
The PDP leaders decided that the candidate had to be an Igala
rather than an Ebira
.
He was said to have been asked to nominate the deputy governorship candidate, and named Philip Ozovehe Omeiza Salawu. However, later the two men became rivals in the Kogi PDP leadership.
In May 2005 an armed group believed to be loyal to A.T. Ahmed disrupted the celebration of Democracy Day at the Kogi State stadium in Lokoja, with several people being seriously injured in the attack, which apparently was caused by ethnic rivalry.
In March 2006, A.T. Ahmed was a member of a faction that opposed allowing Ibrahim Idris to run for a second term as governor on the PDP ticket.
Ahmed Tijani Ahmed died in a car accident in June 2006.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n politician who was Senator for the Kogi Central constituency in Kogi State
Kogi State
Kogi state is found in the central region of Nigeria. It is popularly called the Confluence State because the confluence of River Niger and River Benue is at its capital, Lokoja, which is the first administrative capital of modern-day Nigeria....
from 1999 to 2003 as a member of the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP).
Career
When Kogi State was created in 1991, Ahmed Tijani Ahmed joined a group of liberal progressive politicians in the Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The Social Democratic Party of Nigeria, popularly known as SDP, was a political party created to encompass the ideals of a center left political organization. It was one of the products of a democracy project by former President Ibrahim Babangida to have two detribalized political parties, one a...
(SDP) that created an agreement on power sharing among the different people's of the state. However, they lost the December 1991 governorship election to the National Republican Convention
National Republican Convention
The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the incoming military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.-Alignment:...
(NRC). Abubakar Audu
Abubakar Audu
Prince Abubakar Audu was twice the Governor of Nigeria's Kogi state. His first tenure was from January 1992 until November 1993 and the second from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2003.-External links:http://www.princeabubakaraudu2012.com...
of the NRC was elected and held office until General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
assumed power in November 1993.
After the return to democracy in 1998, Ahmed Tijani Ahmed aspired to become PDP candidate for the governorship of Kogi State, competing with Steve Achema and others. However, the PDP selected an Okun, Steve Oloruntoba, as a compromise candidate.
A.T. Ahmed asked his Ebira
Ebira
The Ebira These days Ebira is no more pronounced or spelt "Igbira or Igbirra" because it is considered to be insultive to most of the Ebiras but then, Ebira people are an ethno-linguistic group of Nigeria. Many Ebira people are from Kogi State, Kwara State, Nasarawa State, Federal Capital...
supporters to vote for the All People's Party governorship candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu
Abubakar Audu
Prince Abubakar Audu was twice the Governor of Nigeria's Kogi state. His first tenure was from January 1992 until November 1993 and the second from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2003.-External links:http://www.princeabubakaraudu2012.com...
, rather than Steve Oloruntoba, which they did. Audu was elected for a second term as governor.
Disappointed in his ambition to become governor, A.T. Ahmed ran for a seat in the Senate, which he won, taking office in May 1999.
He was appointed head of the senate services committee, which reportedly agreed to share certain contracts among principal officers and committee members.
Ibrahim Idris
Ibrahim Idris Adejo is a Nigerian businessman who was elected Governor of Kogi State in Nigeria in April 2003 and reelected in April 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .-Background:...
, an Igala
Igala
Igala are an ethnic group of Nigeria. Igala practice a number of different religions, including animism, Christianity, and Islam.The home of the Igala people is situated east of the river Niger and Benue confluence and astride the Niger in Lokoja, Kogi state of Nigeria...
, to be chosen as PDP candidate for the 2003 Kogi State governorship election, but was not successful.
The PDP leaders decided that the candidate had to be an Igala
Igala
Igala are an ethnic group of Nigeria. Igala practice a number of different religions, including animism, Christianity, and Islam.The home of the Igala people is situated east of the river Niger and Benue confluence and astride the Niger in Lokoja, Kogi state of Nigeria...
rather than an Ebira
Ebira
The Ebira These days Ebira is no more pronounced or spelt "Igbira or Igbirra" because it is considered to be insultive to most of the Ebiras but then, Ebira people are an ethno-linguistic group of Nigeria. Many Ebira people are from Kogi State, Kwara State, Nasarawa State, Federal Capital...
.
He was said to have been asked to nominate the deputy governorship candidate, and named Philip Ozovehe Omeiza Salawu. However, later the two men became rivals in the Kogi PDP leadership.
In May 2005 an armed group believed to be loyal to A.T. Ahmed disrupted the celebration of Democracy Day at the Kogi State stadium in Lokoja, with several people being seriously injured in the attack, which apparently was caused by ethnic rivalry.
In March 2006, A.T. Ahmed was a member of a faction that opposed allowing Ibrahim Idris to run for a second term as governor on the PDP ticket.
Ahmed Tijani Ahmed died in a car accident in June 2006.