By Mustapha Ikolaba
The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdulkadir Mu’azu Mayere as the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government. He replaces Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal, who has been appointed Minister of Environment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Dr. Abdulkadir Mu’azu Mayere is a retired Federal Permanent Secretary who has served at different times in the Mi
nistry of Mines and Steel Development and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, two ministries considered strategic to the socioeconomic development of Nigeria and the fight against poverty, hunger, and achieving food security.
He served for 32 years in the Federal Public Service, progressing through the ranks from Medical Officer II to become a Director of Sports Medicine at the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2011, he was appointed a Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017.
Dr. Mayere is a Senior National Consultant to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on the “Hand in Hand Initiative in Nigeria,” which is working with Federal MDAs and some states on achieving SDG #1 and SDG #2. He is married with children.
