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Ibrahim Shekarau
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Ibrahim Shekarau (b. 1955) has been governor of Kano State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP).
Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau was born and bred in the heart of the ancient city of Kano. He was born in Murmawa quarters on the 5th of November, 1955, the son of a police officer. He hailed from Giginyu village in Nassarawa local government area. He was educated at Gidan Makama Primary School (1961-1967), then at Kano Commercial College (1973-1977) and finally at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1973-1977) where he bagged a Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) in Mathematics/Eduaction.
After finishing his degree, he went into the civil service. While in the civil service. Later on, he started his career as a Mathematics teacher at Government Technical College, Wudil in 1978. Two years later he became Principal at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Wudil. In 1980 he was transferred to Government Secondary School, Hadejia, then to Government College Birnin Kudu in 1986, then to Government Secondary School, Gwammaj and then to Rumfa College in March 1988, all as the schools' principal.
Malam Ibrahim Shekarau became Deputy Director of Education in charge of Bichi Zonal Education Area in 1992. One year later, he was promoted to Director Planning, Research and Statistics in Ministry of Education. Two year later, he became Director General (Permanent Secretary), Ministry of Education and Youth Development.
In January, 1995, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau was transferred to Ministry of Water Resources, Rural and Community Development, then back to Ministry of Education in January – May 1997 before he was asked to moved to General Service Directorate of the Cabinet Office, all as Permanent Secretary. By February 2000, he was on the move again to Civil Service Commission, where he stayed for only four months before the Government of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso decided to send him back to classroom as Chief lecturer (Mathematics) at the Department of Physcial Sciences, Kano State College of Arts, Science and Remedial Studies (CASRS) in May 2000. Ibrahim Shekarau remained in this post for 17 months before he voluntarily retired from the services of Kano State Civil Service from the 2nd of October, 2001.
Ibrahim Shekarau was not considered a serious contender in the gubernatorial elections of 2003 in Kano State. He was overshadowed in his party by the wealthy Ibrahim Ali Amin, the chairman of the ANPP in Kano state, after having almost solely funded the party out of his own pocket. As expected Ali Amin won the primaries. However, fearing Ali Amin might not be popular enough to beat the incumbent governor Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, ANPP-leaders, disqualified Ali Amin on the ground that he did not resign the leadership of the party as was recommended by the constitution. Thereafter there was a second round of voting and Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau won. He now had the uphill task of beating the serving Kwankwaso of the PDP who was being openly backed by the Federal Government of Obasanjo.
