Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu

Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu (born 23 March 1953) is the former minister of Communications of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is from Oyo State, Nigeria, his tenure as minister ended in 2019.
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.
Early life and education.
Honorable Adebayo 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.
Career.
In 1983, Barr Shittu was elected as a member of Oyo state, House Assembly in the second republic. 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 withdrew his gubernatorial ambition for the incumbent(2016) governor of Oyo State, senatorAbiola Ajimobi. During the first tenure of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, he was appointed as the minister of communication in Nigeria from the year 2015 - 2019.
Books.
Shittu has written 13 books