{"id":7517,"date":"2012-12-16T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T08:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=7517"},"modified":"2012-12-16T09:42:02","modified_gmt":"2012-12-16T08:42:02","slug":"yero-takes-over-as-governor-of-kaduna-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/yero-takes-over-as-governor-of-kaduna-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Yero Takes Over As Governor Of Kaduna State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Muktar Ramalan Yero, has been sworn-in today as the Governor of Kaduna state, following the death of Governor Patrick Yakowa who died yesterday in an Helicopter crash in Bayelsa State.<\/p>\n<p>Yero, 44, was born in Agwan Kaura in Zaria City of Kaduna state. He had his early education at LEA Primary School, Kaura, 1974-1980.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, he attended Government Secondary school Ikara, 1980-1985; Government Secondary school, Zaria 1985-1986 before he proceeded to the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained a Diploma in Banking. He also holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting in 1991 as well as a Master\u2019s Degree in Business Administration.\u00a0 He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by training. Yero started his working experience as Assistant accountant during his National Youth Service Corps at Ogun state Purchasing Corporation between 1991 and 1992.<\/p>\n<p>After the service, he was employed as Higher Executive Officer, Bursary Department, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 1993 before moving to Nigerian Universal Bank Limited as Accountant Supervisor in the same year.\u00a0 In 1997, he got appointment in a private firm, Nalado Nigerian Limited, one of the numerous business interests of his benefactor, Vice President Namadi Sambo.<\/p>\n<p>He rose to the rank of Director, Finance and Administration, in 2007. When Sambo became governor in 2007, Yero was appointed the Commissioner of Finance, and served in that capacity up till May 2010, before he became the deputy governor. 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