Kashim Shettima is the current Governor of Borno state, he 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. He then attended the University of Ibadan
(1990-1991), gaining a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics. he was a lecturer in Agricultural Economics at the
University of Maiduguri From
1991 to 1993.
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.
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.
He was elected Governor of Borno State on 26 April 2011 national elections, running on the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform. now part of the main opposition bloc, APC
