Ishaya Shekari

Ishaya Aboi Shekari
Shekari at an occasion in 2016
Governor of Kano State
In office
September 1978 – October 1979
Preceded bySani Bello
Succeeded byAbubakar Rimi
Personal details
Born (1940-08-30) 30 August 1940 (age 84)
Taligan, Zangon Kataf, Northern Region,
British Nigeria
(now Zangon Kataf, Nigeria)
Political partySocial Democratic Party
(1989 to 1993)
ChildrenFour
Alma materNigerian Military Training College
ProfessionMilitary officer
Businessman
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Air Force
Years of service1966 – 1979
RankAir Vice Marshal
Battles/warsNigerian Civil War

Air Vice Marshal Ishaya Aboi Shekari OON (born 30 August 1940) was the military Governor of Kano State from September 1978 to October 1979, during which he led the transition to the Second Nigerian Republic government of Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi.