The college was established in 2002 and is owned and operated by Kano State.
He was also a Military Governor of the old Kano State from 1975 - 1978.
It is the center of the Kano State.
December 2011 has also seen an increase in terrorist incidents in Kano State.
He was then appointed governor of Kano State in August 1988.
"Avian flu is under control in Kano State," he said in an interview.
Shekarau initiated some large scale development projects in Kano State.
One such riot killed over 100 people in October 2001 in Kano State.
Kano State has in recent years being a centre of religious and ethnic violence in Nigeria.
Kano State has sought to incorporate Sharia law into its constitution.