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The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Thursday
confirmed the Commissioner for Finance, Muktar Yero as the new deputy
governor. Mr Yero’s endorsement followed his nomination by state
governor, Patrick Yakowa following a letter dated May 21 which was
addressed to the Speaker of the House, Ahmed Jumare.

The letter was read on the floor of the House by the Majority Leader, Alhaji Bashir Aliyu.

Jonathan Kish (AC-Kaura) and Mustapha Bawa
(ANPP-Zaria City) supported the nomination and cited relevant sections
of the 1999 constitution which qualified Mr Yero for the position.
After several contributions by members in favour of the nominee, Kish
later moved a motion confirming the nominee and this was seconded by Mr
David Umar (PDP-Kachia).

The motion received a unanimous endorsement by the legislators as Jumare put it to voice vote.

The House Committee Chairman on Information,
Suleiman Ibrahim, later told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the
legislature followed due process in approving the appointment of Yero.

Mr Ibrahim (PDP-Sanga) said there was no need for
screening as the nominee had undergone a similar process before his
appointment as commissioner.

The 42-year old deputy governor was born on May 1,
1968, in Zaria city, and had his early education at the LEA Primary
School, Anguwan Kaura, between 1974 and 1980. He attended GSS Ikara and
GDSS Zaria between 1980 and 1986, after which he obtained his diploma
certificate in banking, BSc Accounting and MBA from ABU Zaria between
1988 and 2003.

Mr Yero did his National Youth Service at the Ogun
State Bulk Purchasing Corporation in Abeokuta between 1991 and 1992 and
later worked with Ahmadu Bello University Zaria as an accounts officer.

He joined the defunct Nigeria Universal Bank in 1993
and left to work at NALADO Nigeria Ltd as the Chief Accountant and
later Director of Finance and Administration between 1997 and 2007.

It was from this position that he was appointed the state’s finance commissioner by the then governor, Namadi Sambo.