Ibrahim Sha'aban Sharada
2023 Gubernatorial Elections (2023)
Ibrahim Sha'aban Sharada, a journalist-turned-lawmaker from Kano, lost the 2023 governorship election as ADP candidate.
Born: 1 January 1985 (age 41)
State: Kano
Party: Action Democratic Party (ADP)
Gender: Male
Qualifications: FLSC
Running Mate: Bako Rabiu Ahmad
Bio
Ibrahim Sha'aban Sharada is a Nigerian politician and journalist from Kano State. He is identified as male, with qualification recorded as FLSC, and the source text additionally describes him as born on 1 January 1982 in Sharada quarters of Kano Municipal LGA, where he attended Salamta Primary School and Government Secondary School Sharada before earning a degree in Mass Communication from Bayero University, Kano, and an MBA from the University of Chichester, United Kingdom.
He began his career as a marketing assistant at Freedom Radio in Kano, later became Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016, and was elected in 2019 to represent Kano Municipal Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The source also states that he served as Chairman of the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence.
In the 2023 Kano State governorship election, he ran under the Action Democratic Party (ADP) with Bako Rabiu Ahmad as running mate and lost.