Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero Sworn In As Kaduna State Governor, Pledges Continuity
Former deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero has been sworn in as the Governor of Kaduna state following the death of the state governor, Mr. Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa in a helicopter crash in Bayelsa state on Saturday.
The oath of office was administered on Yero by the Kaduna state Chief Judge, Justice Rahila H. Cudjoe at the state’s Government House .
Speaking shortly after he was sworn-in, Yero pledged to build on the good foundation laid by late Yakowa. He said the vision of late Yakowa was to secure, unite and develop Kaduna state.
Yero was commissioner of Finance in Kaduna state before the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. He was elevated to the position of Deputy Governor to the late governor after then governor Namadi Sambo was picked by Goodluck Jonathan to serve as Vice President.
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