Alhaji Yero sworn-in as new Governor of Kaduna State

The new governor, who is a close ally of Vice President Namadi Sambo, is an accountant.  He became Commissioner of Finance when Sambo was elected governor in 2007 and was chosen deputy governor to Yakowa in 2010.Born May 1, 1968 in Zaria, Alhaji Mukhtar Yero, had his primary school education at LEA Kaura in Zaria City between 1974 to 1980 and secondary education at Government Secondary School, Ikara and Government Day Secondary School, Zaria.
 
He bagged a diploma in Banking in 1988, a B.Sc in Accounting in 1991, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration in 2003.

 During the mandatory National Youth Service Corps, he served in Ogun State, he worked in several private firms and banks.
 
In 1997, he joined Nalado Nigeria Limited, Kaduna, a company owned by his mentor and Vice President Namadi Sambo as Chief Accountant, rising to become its Director of Finance and Administration.  In 2007, he resigned when he was appointed Kaduna State Commissioner of Finance