15 Facts About Abdulfatah Ahmed

Abdulfatah Ahmed was born on 29 December 1963 and is a Nigerian banker and politician.

Abdulfatah Ahmed attended Government College Funtua, Katsina State and the school of Basic Studies of Kwara State College of Technology, Ilorin.

Abdulfatah Ahmed went on to the University of Ilorin where he earned a BSc in Chemistry and a Master of Business Administration.

Abdulfatah Ahmed was a lecturer in Organic Chemistry and later Acting Head of Department at Federal College of Arts and Science, Sokoto, in Sokoto State.

Abdulfatah Ahmed became an Assistant Manager at District Savings and Loans, Lagos.

Abdulfatah Ahmed was appointed Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development at the start of Abubakar Bukola Saraki's Kwara State Administration.

Abdulfatah Ahmed then became Commissioner of the newly created Ministry of Planning and Economic Development.

Abdulfatah Ahmed was appointed a member of board of directors of the International Aviation College, Ilorin, Chairman of the Millennium Development Goals implementation committee and Chairman of Shonga Farms Holdings Ltd.

Abdulfatah Ahmed announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress shortly after his predecessor and Senate President Bukola Saraki announced his resignation from the on 31 July 2018.

In December 2020, Abdulfatah Ahmed was arrested by Nigerian authorities in connection with his alleged involvement in a long-running financial fraud.

Abdulfatah Ahmed implemented a number of programs and projects; The Shared Prosperity agenda, which aimed to improve the lives of all Kwara residents through job creation, infrastructural development, and social welfare programs.

Ahmed's administration was credited with improving the state's education system, As part of contributions to the development of the education sector, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed constructed and rehabilitated 400 block of classrooms at primary and secondary school levels.

Abdulfatah Ahmed's administration introduced free tuition and notebooks at senior secondary school level.

Abdulfatah Ahmed is currently the Managing Director of First City Monument Bank.

In May 2021, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the sales of Kwara State Government Assets between May 1999 and May 2019, a commission set up by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, accused Abdulfatah Ahmed of selling state assets at suspiciously low prices to cronies and recommended Abdulfatah Ahmed along with his predecessor as Governor Bukola Saraki for prosecution.