| Intro | Nigerian agricultural economist |
| Is | Politician |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
2 September 1966 |
| Age | 54 years |
| Politics | All Nigeria Peoples Party |
Kashim Shettima (born 2 September 1966) is a Nigerian agricultural economist and politician who was elected Governor of Borno State, Nigeria in the 26 April 2011 national elections, running on the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) platform which is now part of the APC.
Birth and education
Kashim Shettima was born on 2 September 1966 in Maiduguri, Borno State. He attended Government Community Secondary School, Biu (1978–1980) and then attended Government Science Secondary School Potiskum, Yobe State (1980-1983). He studied Agricultural Economics at the University of Maiduguri, graduating in 1989. For his National Youth Service he worked with the Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative Bank in Calabar (1989–1990). He then attended the University of Ibadan (1990-1991), gaining a master’s degree in Agricultural Economics.
From 1991 to 1993 he was a lecturer in Agricultural Economics at the University of Maiduguri.
Early career
Shettima worked with the Commercial Bank of Africa as an Agricultural Economist at its Ikeja Office, Lagos State (1993-1997). He then became a deputy manager, later manager, at the African International Bank Limited, Kaduna Branch (1997–2001), and was appointed 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.
Political career
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, gained 450,140 votes.