Nigeria's Vice-President, Mr Shettima, considers himself a lucky politician.
“For me as a person, I should be ever grateful to God. I’m one of the luckiest members of my generation. I became a governor after only four years in politics not because of my intellectual acumen…,” he said in an interview with Daily Trust newspaper.
After finishing his first degree in 1989, Mr Shettima worked at the Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative Bank as a youth corp member in Cross River State. He returned to Maiduguri and started lecturing at the University of Maiduguri until 1993.After Mr Shettima left the university, he returned to the Commercial Bank of Africa and was posted to Lagos as the Head of Accounts. In 1997, he joined the African International Bank in Kaduna as deputy manager and rose to the position of bank manager.
The allegation of having a hand in the death of Mr Fannami-Gubio continued even after his first term in office. He repeatedly denied any involvement in the murder.Despite his efforts in rebuilding the state, Mr Shettima’s eight-year reign was not without controversies. Twice, his predecessor, Ali Modu-Sheriff, accused Mr Shettima of being the brain behind Boko Haram.
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