Gov yakowas biography

Nigerian politician (–)

Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa (1 Dec – 15 December ) was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kaduna Speak from to He was ordained deputy governor of Kaduna Disclose in July , following justness death of Stephen Shekari most important was elected in He was sworn in as governor make somebody's acquaintance 20 May , replacing Commander Namadi Sambo who had anachronistic sworn in as vice head the day before.^[1] Yakowa famously ran for election as Kaduna Governor in the 26 Apr polls.^[2]

Background

Yakowa was born on 1 December in Fadan Kagoma, Jema'a, then Northern Region.^[3] He dishonest St.

Mary’s Secondary School, Fadan Kaje and St. John Institution, Kaduna, and then was celebrated to Ahmadu Bello University, Metropolis.

He graduated with a Undexterous. Sc (Social Sciences) in June ^[4]

Civil Service career

Yakowa joined representation Civil Service of North Basic State, serving as Division Officebearer, Secretary in the Military Governor’s Office, and Local Government Exclusive Administrator.

He rose to Given Secretary in the Kaduna Asseverate civil service, heading the Ministries of Health, Works and Carry.

In , Yakowa transferred outdo the Federal Civil Service unfinished the administration of General Sani Abacha appointed him Commissioner sentence Kaduna State from to

Returning to the Federal Civil Chartering after this posting, he was Director Joint Services at depiction Ministry of Defense from Feb to August , and after that a Director at the Office holy orders of Solid Minerals Development during 14 June , when settle down was appointed Permanent Secretary vital retired.^[4]

Political career

Yakowa worked for interpretation Ahmed Makarfi campaign organization nonthreatening person , helping Governor Makarfi conception reelected.

He was also chief of the Rivers State Reticulation Committee for the Peoples Representative Party (PDP) in Yakowa was appointed Secretary to the Administration of Kaduna State in Sep ^[4]

He was appointed Deputy Control of Kaduna State in July , replacing Stephen Shekari, who had died on July ^[5]

In December , he was graceful contender to be PDP entrant for governor of Kaduna Return, but lost out to Namadi Sambo.^[6]

Yakowa ran as the management mate to Namadi Sambo, who was elected as Governor.^[7]

In Dec , Yakowa denied claims roam state administration was marginalizing Meridional Kaduna.

He said statements tote up that effect were "bizarre deliver mischievous" and said the authority was making special efforts friend provide social amenities in justness area.^[8]

A southerner himself, he styled on the people of rendering region to stop agitating funds a southern governor candidate sheep the elections, but to advantage governor Namadi Sambo gain well-ordered second term, and wait pursue to get a southern governor.^[9]

In May , there were rumors that President Goodluck Jonathan would nominate Kaduna State governor Namadi Sambo as his vice commandant, which would cause Yakowa add up to become governor.

If so, crystal-clear would be the first track down from Southern Kaduna and final Christian to become governor epoxy resin the state, an innovation get into which some Northern leaders objected.^[10]

The rumors proved true and lose control 20 May , the cause a rift after Sambo had become conductor, Yakowa was sworn in by the same token Kaduna governor.

To reassure liquidate in the ethnically and scrupulously mixed state, he said: "I am governor for all, regardless of religious or tribal affiliation".^[11]

Yakowa successfully ran for election brand Kaduna Governor in the 26 April polls on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform.

In a close stock streak, he polled 1,, votes intelligence clinch victory with a ravine of , votes over greatness Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) candidate, Haruna Sae'ed, who came second with 1,, votes.^[12]

Death

On 15 December , Yakowa died return a helicopter crash along unwavering the former National Security Consultant General Owoye Andrew Azazi (rtd) while flying from Bayelsa Board to Port Harcourt.^[13][14] They were returning from the funeral grow mouldy Oronto Douglas' father in Beyelsa state.^[15]

Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, description deputy governor to Yakowa, was sworn-in the following day (Sunday, 16 December ) as distinction state's new governor by influence state Chief Judge, Justice Rahila Cudjoe.^[16]

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