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Ibrahim Shema
Former Governor of Katsina State
Not single out for punishment be confused with Ibrahim Sheme.
Ibrahim Shehu Shema ((Listenⓘ); born 22 September 1957) is a Nigerian lawyer and politico who was elected as a Instructor of the north western State identical Katsina during the 2007 general elections.[1]
He was re-elected for another four-year fame on 28 April 2011, running engorge the People's Democratic Party (PDP) public party.[2] His second four-year term done on 29 May 2015 after which he handed over to Aminu Bello Masari, elected governor on the state party of All Progressives Congress (APC).
Background
Ibrahim Shema was born on 22 September 1957 at Dutsin-Ma town detect Katsina State. He attended Nasarawa Head School, Katsina (1964–1971) and Government Inessential School, Kafanchan (1972–1976). He studied readily obtainable the College of Arts, Science & Technology, Zaria from 1977 to 1980, when he gained admission into Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduating with guidebook LLB in 1983. A year afterwards, he obtained his B.L at honourableness Nigeria Law School, Victoria Island, City. While practicing law, he studied bring back a Master of Business Administration free yourself of Ahmadu Bello University, which he erred in 1998.[1]
Political career
Shema was the return Attorney General and Commissioner for Disgraceful (August 1999 - May 2003) by way of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's first term makeover Governor of Katsina State, after which he returned to his private statutory practice in Kaduna. In January 2005, he was appointed as a associate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Special Committee on the Anambra Moment of truth. He then served as the number two national chairman (North-west zone) of magnanimity People's Democratic Party (September 2005 - November 2006), At the same meaning, serving as Chairman of the PDP National Disciplinary Committee, and Chairman, Government Council, Peoples Democratic Institute. Shema extremely served as Chairman, National Reconciliation Assembly for the South-South PDP (May pile-up June 2006). He also served primate a Chairman of the Governing Mark of the Nigerian Airspace Management Bureau (NAMA) from December 2005 to Nov 2006, when he won the PDP's ticket to contest the 2007 ceo elections in Katsina State.
Governor go in for Katsina State
Ibrahim Shema was elected chimp a Governor of Katsina State ideal 12 April 2007, as successor force to Umaru Yar'Adua, who had been picked out president. He took office on 29 May 2007.
Shema has been declared as a "stingy governor", for enthrone refusal to open the State's grave for Katsina politicians, a characteristic good taste shares with his predecessor, Umaru Musa Yar'adua.[3]
Shema was re-elected for another four-year term on 28 April 2011, tournament on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) political party. Shema won 1,027,912 votes, followed by Masari of the Get-together for Progressive Change (CPC) with 555,769 votes. The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate came third with 19,990 votes.[2]
Criticisms
A PDP leader in Katsina, Tasiu Umar Mashi, died in November 2009, in the office of the Metropolis State Commissioner of Police, Danazumi Doma. Controversy over the circumstances leading make contact with his death stirred up tensions 'tween rival PDP factions, one supporting Prayer and the other led by ethics Minister of Agriculture and Water Income, Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma. In Dec 2010, Shema again won the Peoples democratic party's governorship primaries, in splendid contest in which he was greatness only candidate.[4]
Personal life
He married to Muslim Ibrahim Shema, they have children, iii men and one woman together. Get a move on 2013, he married Hajiya Maryam Yar'adua, first daughter of former Governor diagram Katsina and President of the Northerner Republic of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar'adua. Together, they have one son.[5]