Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi – Nigerian Politician

The former Kaduna State Senator and Governor, Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi is now the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party or PDP. He is now responsible for leading a party that is in crisis and to restore the order and confidence back to its original state.

However, Makarfi has yet to make any changes in the PDP, as he has spent a lot of time fighting the faction led by Ali Modu Sheriff. In fact, the Ondo gubernatorial polls indicate that Sheriff might have staying power after winning some key court victories.

Makarfi was born in Makati, which is a local government area of the Kaduna State. He attended the Ahmadu Bello University located in Zaria where he got a degree in Accounting. Then he went on to earn a Master of Science in Finance and Accounting.

He began his career at the Nigeria Universal Bank, rising to the rank of Assistant General Manager. After which he moved into politics, elected the governor of Kaduna State back in 1999. In 2016, Y! Or Ynaija.com named Makarfi one of the 100 most influential people in Nigeria.

The masculine name Ahmed is used in many places, from African to Turkish, Arabic to Urdu, and even Pashto languages. The name is a variant transcription of the Bosnian and Turkish form of Ahmad, which means “more commendable” in Arabic. However, many people believe that the word derives from the Arabic word ahmad, which is taken from the verb hamida that means “to thank or praise”.