Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu (born 23 March 1953) is Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as minister of communications of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019.[1][2]
Before becoming minister, he had earlier served as a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, becoming the youngest Honourable member at age 26, to take the office.[1]
Early life and education
Shittu gained admission into University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun South West, Nigeria in the year 1974. At the end of 1978, he had obtained his first degree in Law from the same university. He ventured into politics at the age of 26 years. In 1979, he became a member of old Oyo House of Assembly.[3]
Career
In 1983, Shittu was elected as a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly in the second republic.[4] In 1983, the military government took over from the civilian government and he retired into legal practice and writing profession. He became a Member of National Political conference in 2005. In 2011, he contested of Gubernatorial ticket under the platform of C.P.C and lost out to the incumbent of late senator Abiola Ajimobi. During the first tenure of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, he was appointed as the Minister of communications in Nigeria from the year 2015 - 2019.
Donated 2 Nos (18 seater Buses) to the Oyo State chapters of the All Progressives Congress
Donated a total of 5 nos (18 seater Buses) to the following Local Government chapters of All Progressives Congress. 1) APC,Saki Local Government chapter.2)APC Ogbomoso North local Government chapters. 3) APC Ido Local Government chapters.4) APC Ogbomoso South Local Government chapters.5)APC EgbedaLocalGovernment chapters
Contributions To Society
Built 3 nos mechanised water Boreholes in part of Shaki-West Local Government Area of Oke-Ogun in Oyostate. In addition to a 4th one located by MTN foundation located at 1) Beside Kakako compound. 2) Beside Shehu Aluminium compound Aiyekale shaki-west.3) Opposite kinnikinnick primary school
Built 3 nos mechanised water Boreholes in part of Iseyin Local Government in Oke-Ogun in Area of Oyo Boreholes in 6 different local Government Area of Ibadan land. 1)Aba Alfa bus-stop olomi Area Oluyole LGA 2) Aiyekale Bus-stop,ona-ara LGA. 3)Lanes C.A.C Oke Imola Area. 4)lanes bus-stop Aremo Ibadan north 5) Beside lam Adesina former office oba adentunji,way
Education And I.C.T Developments
facilitated the donation/construction of a 250,000,000,00 (Two hundred and fifty million naira only) Computer ICT hub at the Oke-Ogun Polytechnic.
facilitated of the Donations/Constructions of ICT schools knowledge at some several schools. 1) Oriya aperin boy's high schools. 2)Oolo community grammar school. 3)Abiodon Atiba grammar school,kosobo Oyo 4)Muslim grammar school, oke taasi school 5)Koshin community grammar school Igbeti road koshi. 6)Muslim high school Igbeti
Facilitated the establishment of a multi million naira ict Center hub at Shaki parapo high school sango Shaki
facilitated the installation of a wide area network (WAN)at Ibadanpolytechnic
facilitated the on-going construction of a multi million naira ict at Women development centre,Samoda Ibadan
facilitated the donations of multi million naira ict at FCE Ibadan
facilitated establishment of a police secondary school at Igboora in Ibarapa land
Sponsored 12 citizens of OyoState at master's degree level
Actively promoted the establishment of an ICT park of the ministry of communication within the Abuja technology village
Establishment of ICT Development Bank
Initiated the repositioning of the Nigeria postal service(NIPOST)
