Kashim Shettima

Vice President of Nigeria since 2023

His Excellency
Kashim Shettima
Portrait of Kashim Shettima as vice president of Nigeria
Shettima in 2023
15th Vice President of Nigeria
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 May 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
Preceded byYemi Osinbajo
Senator for Borno Central
In office
11 June 2019 – 29 May 2023
Preceded byBaba Kaka Bashir Garbai
Succeeded byKaka Shehu Lawan
Governor of Borno State
In office
29 May 2011 – 29 May 2019
DeputyZannnah Mustapha
Usman Durkwa
Preceded byAli Modu Sheriff
Succeeded byBabagana Zulum
Personal details
Born
Kashim Shettima Mustapha

(1966-09-02) 2 September 1966 (age 57)
Maiduguri, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Borno State)
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
(2013–present)
Other political
affiliations		All Nigeria Peoples Party
(1999–2013)
Spouse
Nana Usman Alkali
​
(m. 1998)​
Children3
ResidenceAkinola Aguda House
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • banker
AwardsList of honours and awards
Website
  • Campaign website
  • State House website

Kashim Shettima Mustapha GCON (born 2 September 1966) is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria.[1][2] He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023, and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.[3]

Born in Maiduguri in 1966, Shettima graduated from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Ibadan. After schooling, he entered business and banking, eventually rising to hold several high-ranking executive positions at banks. By the mid-2000s, Shettima was the manager of Zenith Bank's Maiduguri branch before leaving the position to enter the state cabinet of Governor Ali Modu Sheriff in 2007. After four years in the cabinet, he was elected governor in 2011 and re-elected by a wider margin in 2015; his term in office was dominated by the deadly Boko Haram insurgency. Shettima left office in 2019, and was elected to the senate. Despite being renominated for Senate in 2023, he withdrew from the nomination to become Bola Tinubu's running mate. Kaka-Shehu Lawan replaced him as the senate nominee.[4]

Family

Kashim Shettima was born into the family of Shettima Mustafa Kuttayibe on 2 September 1966 in Maiduguri, then Northern Region. He is married to Nana Shettima, and they have three children.[5]

Education

Shettima attended Lamisula Primary School in Maiduguri from 1972 to 1978; Government Community Secondary School, Biu in southern part of Borno State from 1978 to 1980; transferred to Government Science Secondary School, Potiskum (now in neighbouring Yobe State) where he completed his secondary education in 1983. He studied at the University of Maiduguri and earned a Degree (BSc) in Agricultural Economics in 1989.[6] He had his one-year compulsory membership of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, at the defunct Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative Bank, Calabar, capital of Cross River State in South-South, Nigeria, from 1989 to 1990. He obtained a master's degree (MSc) in Agricultural Economics in 1991 at the University of Ibadan in Southwest, Nigeria. Shettima joined the University of Maiduguri as a Lecturer with the Department of Agricultural Economics and was in the academia from 1991 to 1993.[7]

Early career

In 1993, he moved into the banking sector and was employed by (now defunct) Commercial Bank of Africa Limited as head of accounts unit at the bank's office in Ikeja, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. Shettima was there from 1993 to 1997. In 1997, he crossed over to the African International Bank Limited as a Deputy Manager and rose to become a Manager in 2001. In 2001, he moved to the Zenith Bank as head of its main branch in Maiduguri. At the Zenith Bank, he rose to Senior Manager/Branch Head; Assistant General Manager (AGM)/Zonal Head (North-East), Deputy General Manager/Zonal Head (North-East) before he stepped out of the Zenith Bank as a General Manager in 2007 following his appointment as Commissioner for Finance in Borno State.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

Political career

From 2007 to 2011, he served as Commissioner in 5 Ministries.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

Shettima emerged the 2014 Governor of the Year (Leadership, Governor of the Year, 2015, (Nigeria Union of Journalists, national body); Governor of the Year, 2015 (NewsWatchTimes n); Governor of the Year, 2015 (Vanguard newspapers); Governor of the Year, 2016 (Tell magazine; 2017 Zik Prize for Leadership; Kaduna Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Award for courage and exceptional leadership (2017), FCT NUJ Merit Award for exceptional Leadership, 2017.[14][15][unreliable source?]

In February 2019, he became the winner of the Borno Central Senatorial District election, thereby replacing Senator Babakaka Bashir.[16]

Vice Presidency (2023–present)

Seal of the vice-president.

On 1 March 2023, Bola Tinubu was confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the presidential election. Thus, Shettima became the Vice President-elect of Nigeria.[17] They were both sworn in on 29 May 2023.

Shettima assumed office after taking the oath of office on 29 May 2023 at the Eagle Square, Abuja. As the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he is expected to oversee the economic planning team and report as well as make recommendations to the president who takes the final decision.

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ Babangida, Mohammed (29 May 2023). "PROFILE: Kashim Shettima: The accidental governor who is now Nigeria's vice president". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ Shibayan, Dyepkazah (29 May 2023). "IT'S OFFICIAL: Tinubu, Shettima sworn in as Nigeria's president, vice-president". TheCable. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Public offices held by Kashim Shettima in Nigeria". Citizen Science Nigeria. 2 September 1966. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ^ Okoye, Francis (14 July 2022). "2023: Tinubu's Running Mate, Shettima, Replaced As APC Borno Central Candidate". Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ Inyang, Ifreke (11 July 2022). "Kashim Shettima: Eight things to know about Tinubu's running mate". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. ^ "The Kashim Shettima I know". Daily Trust. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Shettima: A Pearl from North-East - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Biography: Sen. Kashim Shettima, APC Vice-Presidential candidate". Sun News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  9. ^ "kashim profile". Kashim Shettima. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  10. ^ Turaki Hassan And Abbas Jimoh (30 March 2011). "We'll tackle Borno's security challenges – Kashim Shettima". Daily Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Kashim Shettima". Public Assembly. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  12. ^ Hamza Idris (10 February 2011). "Kashim Shettima succeeds Gubio as Borno ANPP guber candidate". Daily Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  13. ^ Abdulkareem Haruna (27 April 2011). "ANPP jolts PDP in Borno as Shettima floors Goni". Daily Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  14. ^ "An open letter to Kashim Shettima". NL. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  15. ^ "An open letter to Kashim Shettima". NL. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Election Update 2019: Shettima wins Borno Central Senatorial election". Punch Newspapers. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  17. ^ "2023: APC rally support for Tinubu, Shettima in Osogbo". 2023: APC rally support for Tinubu, Shettima in Osogbo. 19 November 2022.
Party political offices
Preceded by ANPP nominee for Governor of Borno State
2011 		Party dissolved
New political party APC nominee for Governor of Borno State
2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by APC nominee for Vice President of Nigeria
2023 		Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by
Ali Modu Sheriff
 Governor of Borno State
2011–2019 		Succeeded by
Babagana Umara Zulum
Preceded by Vice President of Nigeria
2023–present 		Incumbent
Senate of Nigeria
Preceded by
Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai
 Senator for Borno Central
2019–2023 		Succeeded by
Kaka Shehu Lawan
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  1. ^ Abaribe was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.
  2. ^ Abbo was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in November 2020.
  3. ^ Akpan was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the YPP in July 2022.
  4. ^ The PDP's Ekpenyong was elected senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal partially annulled the results and called a supplementary election in the affected areas. Ekpenyong won the ensuing rerun election and was sworn-in again in January 2020.
  5. ^ Oduah was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in August 2021 before returning to the PDP in April 2022.
  6. ^ Jika was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in June 2022.
  7. ^ Bulkachuwa was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in November 2022.
  8. ^ Gumau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022.
  9. ^ The PDP's Douye Diri was elected senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Governor. Cleopas won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
  10. ^ The PDP's Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo was elected senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Deputy Governor. Dickson won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
  11. ^ a b In April 2022, Adamu and Kyari resigned from the Senate after taking APC party offices the month prior.
  12. ^ The PDP's Rose Okoji Oko was elected senator in 2019 but died in March 2020. Jarigbe and fellow PDP member Stephen Odey fought in court over the ensuing by-election's PDP nomination; Odey won both initial court decisions and the by-election before taking office late in December 2020. However, Jarigbe later won several court challenges which declared him the legitimate PDP nominee and thus senator. Jarigbe took office in September 2021.
  13. ^ Nwaoboshi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in June 2021.
  14. ^ Alimikhena was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.
  15. ^ The APC's Adedayo Clement Adeyeye was elected senator in 2019 but the NASS Election Petition Tribunal awarded and Court of Appeal affirmed the win to Olujimi. She took office in November 2019.
  16. ^ Onyewuchi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the LP in June 2022.
  17. ^ Due to disputes over alleged irregularities, the APC's Benjamin Uwajumogu was not sworn in until July 2019. Uwajumogu died in December 2019 leading to a bye-election. After disputes, Ibezim was awarded the bye-election victory and took office in April 2021.
  18. ^ Due to disputes over the alleged forced declaration of his election, Okorocha was not sworn in until June 14, 2019.
  19. ^ Shekarau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022 then to the PDP in August 2022.
  20. ^ Babba Kaita was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in April 2022.
  21. ^ Aliero was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in May 2022.
  22. ^ Abdullahi was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.
  23. ^ The PDP's Dino Melaye was elected senator in 2019 but Adeyemi petitioned against the results and the NASS Election Petition Tribunal annulled the results and called a new election. Adeyemi won the ensuing rerun election and took office in December 2019.
  24. ^ The APC's Adebayo Osinowo was elected senator in 2019 but died in June 2020. Abiru won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
  25. ^ Akwashiki was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the SDP in July 2022.
  26. ^ The APC's David Umaru was elected senator in 2019 but the Supreme Court awarded the APC primary win to Musa making him senator. He took office in July 2019.
  27. ^ Balogun was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.
  28. ^ The APC's Ignatius Datong Longjan was elected senator in 2019 but died in February 2020. Daduut won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
  29. ^ The APC's Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal was elected senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal awarded the win to Abdullahi Danbaba. He took office in November 2019 as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in April 2022.
  30. ^ Bwacha was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in February 2022.
  31. ^ a b c Prior to inauguration, the APC's Zamfara votes were voided due to improper holding of party primaries. Thus the PDP runners-up took office. All three (Anka, Hassan Muhammed Gusau, Yaú) switched to the APC in June 2021. In February 2022, Muhammed Gusau resigned to become Zamfara Deputy Governor.