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Patrick Yakowa

Former Governor of Kaduna State

Party history
PDP
Kaduna· Jaba LGA
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Confidence

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What the record shows

  1. 01

    No criminal cases. Died in Nigerian Navy helicopter crash 15 December 2012 alongside former NSA Andrew Owoeye Azazi while returning from a funeral in Bayelsa.

    High confidence · 85%
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Identity & Background

Date of birth
1 Jan 1948
Place of birth
Date of death
15 Dec 2012
Place of death
Ethnicity
Atyap (southern Kaduna minority)
Religion
Christianity
State of origin
Kaduna
LGA of origin
Jaba

Asset declaration notes

Filed CCB declarations as Deputy Governor and Governor. Specific figures not publicly available. Confidence: 50%

Family
RelationNameNotes
spouseMrs. Yakowa
family backgroundAtyap Christian family from Jaba LGA, southern Kaduna
Education
InstitutionQualificationYears
Ahmadu Bello University, ZariaBachelor's degree1970?

Governor of Kaduna, 2010-2012

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Fiscal & Debt Profile

Governor of Kaduna State

19 May 201015 Dec 2012 · Kaduna

Tenure-Bookended Debt Position

At swearing-in

At handover

Net change

Loan Agreements / Borrowing Authorised

No loans on record.

Major Projects Funded

No projects on record.

Audit Findings & Accountability Issues

No audit findings on record for this tenure.

Deputy Governor of Kaduna State

20072010 · Kaduna

Tenure-Bookended Debt Position

At swearing-in

2007

₦40.0bn

At handover

2010

₦60.0bn

Net change

+₦20.0bn

Loan Agreements / Borrowing Authorised

FacilityLenderAmountStated purposeStatus
Modest new borrowing during tenure
disbursed

Major Projects Funded

ProjectSectorStated costFundingOutcome
First Christian Governor of Kaduna Historic first; navigated complex ethnic-religious dynamics
Education and infrastructure programmes Various development initiatives

Audit Findings & Accountability Issues

No audit findings on record for this tenure.

Additional Fiscal Indicators

Descriptive fiscal positions and notes that fall outside the tenure-bookended snapshot model.

Tenure duration

~2.5 years (19 May 2010 - 15 December 2012); died in Navy helicopter crash

Confidence: 95%

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Tenures & Public Office

OfficePeriodPartyPredecessorSuccessor
Governor of Kaduna State
Kaduna
19 May 201015 Dec 2012
Deputy Governor of Kaduna State
Kaduna
20072010
06

Electoral History

ElectionPositionPartyYearOutcome
2011 Kaduna GovernorshipGovernor
PDP
2011won

Won (in own right)

2007 Kaduna Deputy GovernorshipDeputy Governor
PDP
2007won

Won (with Sambo)

07

Performance & Policies

First Christian Governor of Kaduna

Historic first; navigated complex ethnic-religious dynamics

Educational and infrastructure programmes

Various development initiatives

08

Public Statements & Promises

"Multiple addresses on Kaduna inter-faith harmony"
Date unknown· Stated position
09

Network & Relationships

predecessor
Namadi Sambo (elevated to VP)

Predecessor

successor
Mukhtar Yero

Successor

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Media Coverage

  • Heavy December 2012 helicopter crash coverage

  • BBC, Reuters international coverage

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Timeline

Deputy Governor of Kaduna

Sworn in as Governor (after Sambo elevation)

Won full term in own right

Died in Nigerian Navy helicopter crash

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Sources

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