Kashim Shettima
Politician, Former Banker, Lecturer and current governor of Borno State.
Kashim Shettima was born on September 2nd, 1966 in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. He is from the family of Sir Kashim Ibrahim.
He attended Government Community Secondary School, Biu from 1978–1980 and later transferred to then attended Government Science Secondary School Potiskum, Yobe State from 1980-1983.
Kashim Shettima was born on September 2nd, 1966 in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. He is from the family of Sir Kashim Ibrahim.
He attended Government Community Secondary School, Biu from 1978–1980 and later transferred to then attended Government Science Secondary School Potiskum, Yobe State from 1980-1983.
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Shettima studied Agricultural Economics at the University of Maiduguri, graduating in 1989. He attended his National Youth Service at the Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative Bank in Calabar from 1989–1990. He then went to the University of Ibadan from 1990-1991, where he obtained a master's degree in Agricultural Economics.
He started his professional career in 1991 when he got employed as a lecturer in Agricultural Economics at the University of Maiduguri, from 1991 to 1993.
Shettima left the services of the University of Maiduguri and joined the Commercial Bank of Africa as an Agricultural Economist at its Ikeja Office, Lagos State from 1993 to 1997. He then became a deputy manager, later manager, at the African International Bank Limited, Kaduna Branch from 1997 to 2001, and was later appointed the Deputy Manager/Branch Head of the Zenith Bank's Maiduguri Office in 2001, becoming General Manager five years later. In mid-2007, Shettima was appointed Commissioner of the Borno State Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Later he became Commissioner in the Ministries of Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Education, Agriculture and later Health under his predecessor as Borno Governor Ali Modu Sheriff.
Shettima studied Agricultural Economics at the University of Maiduguri, graduating in 1989. He attended his National Youth Service at the Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative Bank in Calabar from 1989–1990. He then went to the University of Ibadan from 1990-1991, where he obtained a master's degree in Agricultural Economics.
He started his professional career in 1991 when he got employed as a lecturer in Agricultural Economics at the University of Maiduguri, from 1991 to 1993.Shettima left the services of the University of Maiduguri and joined the Commercial Bank of Africa as an Agricultural Economist at its Ikeja Office, Lagos State from 1993 to 1997. He then became a deputy manager, later manager, at the African International Bank Limited, Kaduna Branch from 1997 to 2001, and was later appointed the Deputy Manager/Branch Head of the Zenith Bank's Maiduguri Office in 2001, becoming General Manager five years later. In mid-2007, Shettima was appointed Commissioner of the Borno State Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Later he became Commissioner in the Ministries of Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Education, Agriculture and later Health under his predecessor as Borno Governor Ali Modu Sheriff.
In the January 2011 ANPP primaries, Engineer Modu Fannami Gubio was selected as candidate for the governorship. However, Gubio was later shot dead by gunmen, and Shettima was selected in a second primary in February 2011. In the 26 April 2011 elections, Shettima won with 531,147 votes while the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Muhammed Goni, got 450,140 votes.
He won reelection in 2015 under the All Progressives Congress, APC and was unambiguously chosen as Chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum, an umbrella body of Governors in the 19 States located in northern Nigeria. He has so far been driving key changes in the affairs of the forum with focus on promoting northern unity and reviving ailing industries belonging to northern States.
He won reelection in 2015 under the All Progressives Congress, APC and was unambiguously chosen as Chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum, an umbrella body of Governors in the 19 States located in northern Nigeria. He has so far been driving key changes in the affairs of the forum with focus on promoting northern unity and reviving ailing industries belonging to northern States.
Shettima is leftist with an incredible hand-writing. His number one hobby is reading books. He has read hundreds of books and maintains personal libraries. A good book he hasn't read is one gift that excites him the most. He is a good table tennis player and watches football.
He is happily married to a young, calm and always smiling lady, Nana Shettima. They have happily lived for about 20 years and are blessed with three children: two females and a male.
He is happily married to a young, calm and always smiling lady, Nana Shettima. They have happily lived for about 20 years and are blessed with three children: two females and a male.
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