For Ahmed Muhammed Ketso, Deputy Governor of Niger State, living the good life has always been a thing he loves doing with ease. At every point in time, he always wants to enjoy every moment and of course, make up for his rustic background. His call to service in politics is connected to his late father’s pedigree; Muhamed Ketso, who was a respected Islamic scholar and a grass-root politician and opinion leader in the Mokwa area of Niger state.
When Abubakar Sanni Bello, the executive governor of Niger state, got the ticket to contest as Governor in 2015, Ketso was appointed the zonal campaign Director-General. After Bello clinched the ticket, Ketso was nominated to serve as his running mate as he was found as a trusted person who was religious and respectful. As providence will have it, they won the election with a landslide victory. Ever since Ketso resumed as the state’s number two man, he enjoyed a good life. Things turned around for him as he became a strong political force within the state. Sources averred that after the tenure of his boss in 2023, Ketso is warming up to run for the seat of the Governor of the state.
“He is currently in talks with party chieftains and other members of the party to enable him to succeed Bello as the gubernatorial candidate for the next election,” a source disclosed.
Amidst rising issues of insecurity in the state, with numerous attacks from bandits and other series of school children kidnapping in his state over the weekend, the graduate of finance from the federal Polytechnic of Bida secretly tied the nuptial knot with Ummulkhair, a ravishing beauty light-skinned Kano based foreigner. Sources alleged that Ketso and Ummulkhair have been in a relationship for years before Ketso decided to make it formal and make her his wife. “They have been dating for quite a long while. He is allowed to marry more than one wife according to Islam.”
Despite joy in the heart of Ketso, tongues have been wagging about his decision to pick a new wife despite the seeming unrest and insecurity in the state. A few months ago, his residence was vandalized by irate youth over the demolition of their market space.
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