sentences:  He took office on 29 May 2007.Shema has been described as a "stingy governor," for his refusal 
  
  to open the State's vault for Katsina politicians, a characteristic he shares with his predecessor, Yar'Adua .Shema was reelected for another four-year term on 28 April 2011, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.