President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said that former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema raised the bar for governance in the state through sustained investments in infrastructure, education and healthcare during his eight years in office.
The President, speaking while congratulating Shema on his birthday on Tuesday, described the former governor as a visionary leader whose record of public service remained a benchmark in the country.
Shema, a lawyer and politician, governed Katsina State between 2007 and 2015. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council.
In a statement from his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu joined the former governor’s family, friends and associates in celebrating him, commending his dedication to nation-building and national development.
The President particularly acknowledged Shema’s interventions across several sectors during his tenure as governor, including investments in rural roads, schools, business institutes, clinics and a state-of-the-art specialist hospital.
‘President Tinubu believes the former governor raised the bar of governance in Katsina through sustained investment in durable infrastructure, including rural roads, schools, business institutes, clinics, and a state-of-the-art specialist hospital’, the statement said.
Tinubu also thanked the former governor for his continued support and prayed that Almighty God would grant him many more years in good health.