Governor Uba Sani has approved the appointment of Abdulkadir Muazu Mayere as the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government.
This follows the appointment and swearing-in of Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal as Minister for Environment.
Muhammad Lawal Shehu, Chief Press Secretary to the Kaduna State Governor, said in a statement on Monday that Muazu replaces Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal, who has been sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Minister of Environment.
According to the statement, Mayere has served at different times in the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, two ministries that are strategic to the socio-economic development of Nigeria and the fight against poverty, hunger and achieving food security.
The statement added that he served for 32 years in the Federal Public Service, progressing through the ranks from Medical Officer II to become a Director, Sports Medicine at the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2011.
“Governor Uba Sani expects the new SSG to use his wealth of experience towards achieving the SUSTAIN Agenda of the present administration. He wished Mayere Allah’s guidance and protection in his new assignment,” the statement said.