Ibrahim Shema

Ibrahim Shehu Shema
Ibrahim Shema official portrait as Governor of Katsina State
Governor of Katsina State
In office
29 May 2007 – 29 May 2015
Preceded byUmaru Musa Yar'Adua
Succeeded byAminu Bello Masari
Personal details
Born (1957-09-22) 22 September 1957 (age 67)
Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Federation of Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (APC)
EducationLLB (1983), MBA (1998)
Alma materAhmadu Bello University, Zaria
ProfessionLaw

Ibrahim Shehu Shema ((Listen); born 22 September 1957) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who was elected Governor of the north western State of Katsina during the 2007 general elections.[1]

He was re-elected for another four-year term on 28 April 2011, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.[2] His second four-year term ended on 29 May 2015 after which he handed over to Aminu Bello Masari, elected governor on the platform of All Progressives Congress.

  1. ^ "Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema of Katsina". Nigeria Governors Forum. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Guber Polls - PDP Shocks the North". Leadership. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011 – via allAfrica.