ub u ▁to ▁court ▁for ▁false ▁declaration ▁of ▁assets , ▁after ▁the ▁ag ency ▁found ▁$ 9 . 8 m ▁in ▁his ▁K ad una ▁residence . ▁He ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁found ▁guilty ▁by ▁any ▁court ▁of ▁law ▁for ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Da wh a ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁His ▁hon ors ▁include ▁the ▁President ial ▁Mer it ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Society ▁of ▁Chem ical ▁Engine ers ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁and ▁the ▁G MD ▁of ▁N N PC ▁Award ▁( 1 9 8 7 ). ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁ch ie ft ain cy ▁title ▁“ I yan ▁A ty ap ” ▁by ▁the ▁A ty ap ▁Chief dom ▁of ▁K ad una ▁State ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁A ty ap ▁Council ▁of ▁Chief s . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Association ▁of ▁Techn ologist ▁in ▁Engineering ▁and ▁an ▁associate ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Chem ical ▁Society ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Y ak ub u ▁attended ▁the ▁Government ▁College ▁in ▁Ke ff i ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁West ▁African ▁School ▁Cert ificate . ▁There after , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Science ▁in ▁Z aria ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁A hm adu ▁B ello ▁University ▁there , ▁studying ▁chemical