The widow of the late governor of Kaduna State, Mrs Amina Elizabeth
Yakowa, is set to emerge the deputy governor of the state following the
death of her husband in a helicopter crash on Saturday.
The
plan to tap Amina as the deputy to the newly sworn-in governor of Kaduna
State, Dr. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, is being championed by northern
governors across party divide, top northern politicians and governors
from other regions of the country with the aim of sustaining Yekowa’s
legacies.
Those promoting the move to install Yakowa’s wife
could meet with President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi
Sambo later this week.
The insisted that Mrs Yakowa was the
best candidate for the position. She was a former deputy director at the
Ministry of Defence and only retired after her husband became governor.
The promoters said they were also inspired by the example of the wife
of the former Senate President, Mrs Margery Okadigbo, who emerged to
take over her husband’s slot in the Senate. They also alluded to the
recent example of a former Senator from Plateau State, Sen. Gyang
Dantong, who was similarly succeeded by his wife, after he was killed by
gunmen at a funeral in the state.
Mrs Yakowa was born on May 20, 1953 in Kwoi, Jaba Local Government of Kaduna State.
An educationist, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
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