Strong indications emerged yesterday suggesting that the wife of the late governor of Kaduna State, Mrs Amina Elizabeth Yakowa, could 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.

The promoters of the move to install Yakowa’s wife could meet with Vice President Namadi Sambo in about a week’s time.

Members of the group, who refused to be named, told LEADERSHIP last night that they were convinced 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, Chuba’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. She taught in many schools in Kaduna State before transferring her service to the Ministry of Defence, Abuja. According to the Kaduna State website, she is now on leave of absence.

A humane, humble and motherly person, Mrs Yakowa is known to be very compassionate, warm and accommodating. She is a patron to many associations, and sits on the board of many non-governmental organisations.

Within the short period of assumption of office as wife of the governor, Mrs Yakowa, in collaboration with the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) conditional cash transfer project, was able to assist poor families to improve their economic status through presentation of cash to start small businesses. She has also been actively involved in the state immunisation programme as well as the fight against malaria.

Only recently, Mrs Yakowa successfully hosted the First Lady, Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan, to launch the Kaduna State chapter of Women for Change Initiative (W4CI), making the state the third to launch the programme.

http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/42750/2012/12/17/yakowas_wife_may_emerge_deputy_governor.html

How now? Which political experience she get?

Are they trying to re - write 9ja's constitution






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Drama!

Make dem do d post anyhw dem lyk......e no concern me..

Na Wah oooooo. Is dat anode way of compensation? Just asking

Day dreams

IF they dont try to compensate her now, she can never be compensated later ..... The system of govt is a simple stuff, Once u're out, its as if u are DEAD, no one hears about u anymore .... no one sends u, no more loyalists, because pple around u are dere just for their personal gain ..... God go save us sha.

jhydebaba: Are they trying to re - write 9ja's constitution






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WHY DONT YOU SHUT UP? OR TELL US WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS ABOUT VP?

Why must she be the dep governor? Why? Is the Yakowa family the only one in Kaduna? Why must it be a family affair?
It makes no sense, just like saying cos Yardua died, then Turia should be made the Vice president.. Yeye people

Family business.

I THINK ITS A GOOD IDEA, ANYBODY CAN ASSUME VP SINCE NO SERIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL ROLL WAS SLATED FOR VPS, THEY SHOULD USE IT TO COMPENSATE THE FAMILY AND ALSO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE A CLEAN CONSCIENCE AGAINST YAKOWA EVEN THOUGH THEY DONT HAVE, AND ALSO CALM THE TENSION IN KADUNA SOUTH.

Very wrong move. The fate of Kaduna people should not be tied to that of Yakowa. Ït is wrong to put someone in office for sentimental reasons. It is for the same reason Nigeria is saddled with a patently incompetent president today. As has been clearly demonstrated in the death of Yakowa, a Deputy governor is only a hairbrush away from the seat of governor. Will the Muslim ulama accept yakowa's wife as gov should anything happen to the governor? Me thinks the state would go up in flames should that happen. Besides, while not look for a very strong southern Kaduna man like Madaki or other top politicos who can really champion the interest of SOKAPU instead of a woman who is still mourning the death of her beloved husband?

Aturu si umu ya na odighi ihe kariri ile anya (make we sidon dey look)

RIDICULOUS .... So the order of the day in Nigeria is that people's relatives/families can assume/step into a position(s) vacated by one of thier due to death or ill health, as a way of compensating or pacifying the families/relatives, even if they dont merit or have the necessary experience/qualifications for the position(s) in question?
Nigeria is absolutely wonderful!

ogbeche77: Why must she be the dep governor? Why? Is the Yakowa family the only one in Kaduna? Why must it be a family affair?
It makes no sense, just like saying cos Yardua died, then Turia should be made the Vice president.. Yeye people

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exactly!!! we sympathise with her but how daft really, surely there are other ways of compensating one

Dem 4 make am d Governor sef... Sins nah family heritage....

Rubbish tins nah em we go dey c n hear 4 naija

naija politics! na wa o! say what, say what, anything can happen.

Wonderful, let's wait and see.

If this should happen, be xpecting war in Kaduna State... Those Muslim Boiz go kill Ppl die...


Just d simple fact

DANILSA: I THINK ITS A GOOD IDEA, ANYBODY CAN ASSUME VP SINCE NO SERIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL ROLL WAS SLATED FOR VPS, THEY SHOULD USE IT TO COMPENSATE THE FAMILY AND ALSO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE A CLEAN CONSCIENCE AGAINST YAKOWA EVEN THOUGH THEY DONT HAVE, AND ALSO CALM THE TENSION IN KADUNA SOUTH.

Were they the one who killed him or what conscience are you talking about? Elected public posts shouldn't be for compensation, we need progress. Let everybody accept his or her loss and move on. I hate hypocrites.

So if jonah die and namadi becomes d presido,we will be stuck wit dame no-english patience as VP
Why jonah no make yar adua family him vice?
I can ask a million question from this topic and aswear one answer I no go get

She seems more qualified than a lot of politicians.

maasoap: Were they the one who killed him or what conscience are you talking about? Elected public posts shouldn't be for compensation, we need progress. Let everybody accept his or her loss and move on. I hate hypocrites.

put urself in her shoe bro.

*Watching & Waiting To See How This Unfolds*

PDP and the politics of hereditary!

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outrage: How now? Which political experience she get?

She was the wife of a gov. What other experience do u want? Rubish question anyway!

DANILSA: WHY DONT YOU SHUT UP? OR TELL US WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS ABOUT VP?

VP? where in that did you read VP? You just felt like shouting innit?

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