Muhktar Ramalan Yero Sworn In As New Kaduna State Governor.

Governor Muhktar Yero
Mukhtar Ramalan Yero was Patrick Yakowa's Deputy, And was sworn in this morning in Kaduna State. He's a very good friend of Vice President Namadi Sambo. He born May 21, 1968 in Agwan Kaura in Zaria City of Kaduna state, Alhaji Yero had his early education at LEA Primary School, Kaura 1974-1980; Government Secondary school ikara, 1980-1985; Government Secondary school, Zaria 1985-1986 before obtaining a Diploma in Banking from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

He also obtained B.Sc Accounting in 1991 and a Masters in Business Administration.
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) started his working experience as Assistant accountant during his National Youth Service Corps at Ogun state Purchasing Corporation between 1991 and 1992. After the service he was employed as Higher Executive Officer Bursary Department at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 1993 before moving to Nigerian Universal Bank Limited as Accountant Supervisor the same year. It was in 1997 that he got appointment in a private firm, Nalado Nigerian Limited (Namadi Sambo’s firm) in 1997 as Chief Accountant and rose through the ranks to become Director, Finance and Administration in 2007.
It was after the election of Alhaji Namadi Sambo in 2007, that the state government appointed him the Commissioner of Finance from 2007 to May 2010. Then in 2010, following the selection of Sambo as Vice-President by Goodluck Jonathan after the demise of late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, Yero was appointed to the deputy governor position by Yakowa who succeeded Namadi.
This is what Patrick Yakowa had to say of Ramalan Yero, he “is a fine gentleman with whom we have been working closely for the past three years in the State Executive Council. I have confidence in him and believe that we shall together, under the guidance of God, steer the affairs of Kaduna State to greater heights.”
The new Kaduna state governor who is married with 6 children. Meanwhile tomorrow has been declared a public holiday in Kaduna in order to mourn the late Gov Yakowa while all flags would be flown at half mast. Today Soldiers were deployed to the streets of Kaduna to forestall any break down of law and other because of the States volatile nature and also to make sure he hand over for the new Governor is smooth sailing.