7
Total tracked
5
Kept
0
Partial / mixed
2
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Kept
The promise
Promised improved healthcare delivery across the state.
Assessment
Healthcare delivery was cited among the administration's improvements, alongside broader social investment.
Kept
The promise
Promised educational reform for the state.
Assessment
Educational reform was cited among the administration's achievements over the two terms.
Kept
The promise
Promised targeted empowerment programmes for women and youth.
Assessment
The administration's government empowered women and youth as part of its social programme, per independent retrospectives on the tenure.
Broken
The promise
Implicit in the office of governor: maintain security and order across Borno State.
Assessment
Boko Haram emerged and grew violent during the tenure, culminating in the deadly four-day 2009 uprising in Maiduguri; Borno's own Attorney-General later alleged Sheriff's administration had precipitated the insurgency (40 reasons cited), and a separately reported, unverified intelligence document alleged Sheriff financially sponsored the group via a Chadian connection. Sheriff has consistently denied any link and no charges were ever filed over these specific allegations; supporters argue the movement's roots predate his administration.
Broken
The promise
Campaigned on accountable stewardship of Borno's federation-account revenue.
Assessment
The EFCC alleged that parts of roughly ₦300 billion received from the Federation Account between 2003 and 2011 were not judiciously spent; Sheriff voluntarily submitted to questioning in 2015 and no conviction resulted.
Kept
The promise
Implicit fiscal-management commitment given Borno's oil-revenue dependence.
Assessment
Sheriff handed over roughly ₦67 billion to successor Kashim Shettima at the end of his tenure in May 2011, reportedly the largest such handover among his contemporaries.