Shettima Mustafa
Shettima Mustafa Mahmud Yayale Ahmed | |
---|---|
Succeeded by | Godwin Abbe |
Federal Minister of Interior | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 17 March 2010 | |
Preceded by | Godwin Abbe |
Succeeded by | Emmanuel Iheanacho |
Personal details | |
Born | British Nigeria | 26 November 1939
Died | 17 November 2022 | (aged 82)
Political party |
|
Education | Ahmadu Bello University University of Cambridge Purdue University |
Shettima Mustafa
Background
Shettima Mustafa was born on 26 November 1939 in Nguru, now in Yobe State. He attended Borno middle school in Maiduguri (from 1946 to 1952, and trained as a medical field assistant in Kano from 1955 to 1956. He worked in the Borno Native Administration from 1954 to 1964, and then with Radio Television Kaduna until 1967. At age 28, he was admitted into Ahmadu Bello University, graduating in 1972 and then working as a researcher with the university's Institute for Agricultural Research. From 1973 to 1974 he attended the University of Cambridge, where he earned a postgraduate diploma in applied biology. He continued to work towards a PhD, attending Purdue University, Indiana in the United States in 1978, and obtaining his PhD in 1979.[2] He also completed a course in agricultural projects monitoring and evaluation at the University of East Anglia in 1990.[3]
Mustafa died on 17 November 2022, at age 82.[3]
Public career
Shettima Mustafa was appointed a commissioner in the Borno State government under Governor Mohammed Goni.[2] He rose steadily in the political ranks and was vice-presidential candidate on the Nigerian People's Party platform in the 1983 election. However, the incumbent Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) won the election.[4] After the military coup of December 1983 in which Major General Muhammadu Buhari came to power, he was jailed until 1985. On his release he returned to part-time teaching at the University of Maiduguri. He then became a regional head in Jos the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.[2] In August 1990, Shettima Mustafa was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, holding that post until the cabinet dissolved in 1992.[4]
Following this, he became an advisor to various local and international organisations, and became the national treasurer of the
Yar'Adua Cabinet
Shettima Mustafa was appointed
References
- ^ "New Nigerian ministers nominated". Al Jazeera. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ a b c "Our People – Dr. Shettima Mustafa (OFR)". Youth for Technology Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ a b Emejor, Chibuzor (17 November 2022). "Former Agric Minister, Shettima Mustafa Dies At 83 [sic] – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". independent.ng. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Rigorous Scrutiny for Ministerial Nominees". ThisDay. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Madu Onuorah and Alifa Daniel (19 November 2008). "Budget '09 still hangs, Senate to screen 13 ministers". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2009. [dead link]
- ^ a b c Abdulkadir, A. T.; Maradun, A. A.; Babajo, Mustafa (2004). Makers of Northern Nigeria. De Imam Ventures. p. 309.
- ISBN 978-978-028-356-8.
- ^ Ernest Sofoluwe (6 May 2002). "CBN Vs Savannah Bank: CUI Bono?". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Yar'Adua names cabinet". Africa News. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ Daniel Idonor (14 July 2009). "Cabinet Shake-up : Yar'Adua moves Godwin Abbe to Defence Ministry". Vanguard. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ Daniel Idonor (17 March 2010). "Jonathan Sacks Ministers". Vanguard. Retrieved 14 April 2010.