KASHIM SHETTIMA – GOVERNOR-ELECT OF BORNO STATE

KASHIM SHETTIMA – GOVERNOR-ELECT OF BORNO STATE Kashim Shettima was born on 2nd September 1966 in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital. He attended Lamisula Primary School in Maiduguri from 1972 to 1978 before proceeding to Government Community Secondary School, Biu between 1978 and 1980. He thereafter transferred to Government Science Secondary School, Potiskum (now in Yobe State), where he completed his secondary education in 1983
He thereafter gained admission into the University of Maiduguri where he graduated in 1989 with a B. Sc. in Agricultural Science and did his national service in Calabar with the Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative Bank from 1989 to 1990. Because of his academic brilliance, he immediately enrolled - for his Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics the following year.
His career in banking can be traced to 1989 – 1990 when he served as youth corper with the Nigeria Agricultural Cooperative Bank in Calabar. After a stint as Lecturer 11 with the Department of Agricultural Economics of the University of Maiduguri from 1991 to 1993, he joined Commercial Bank of Africa Limited as its Officer and Head of Accounts Unit at its Ikeja Office in Lagos State from 1993 to 1997. In 1997, he secured appointment with African International Bank Limited, Kaduna branch as Deputy Manager and later rose to be Manager between 1997 and 2001. In 2001, he was appointed Deputy Manager/Branch Head of Zenith Bank Plc, Maiduguri Office. In 5 years, he had occupied various positions in Zenith Bank management cadre.
Kashim Shettima’s exemplary qualities made the outgoing Governor of Borno, Dr. Ali Modu Sheriff to invite him to join him in the development of Borno with his experience as a financial guru. Consequently, Kashim contested the gubernatorial polls in the state on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the April general election and won.