It was just like yesterday when we heard the sad news that filled kaduna state atmosphere. Its One year since you left us Sir, former executive governor of kaduna state, Mr. Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa. Untill your death you were a father, brother, uncle and husband to the entire people of kaduna state.

In May 2010 there were rumors that President Goodluck Jonathan would nominate Kaduna State governor Namadi Sambo as his Vice President, which would cause Yakowa to become governor. If so, he would be the first person from Southern Kaduna and first Christian to become governor in the state, an innovation to which some Northern leaders objected. The rumors proved true and on 20 May 2010, the day after Sambo had become vice-president, Yakowa was sworn in as Kaduna governor. To reassure people in the ethnically and religiously mixed state, he said: "I am governor for all, irrespective of religious or tribal affiliation".

Yakowa successfully ran for election as Kaduna Governor in the 26 April 2011 polls on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. In a close race, he polled 1,334,319 votes to clinch victory with a difference of 200,755 votes over the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) candidate, Haruna Sae'ed, who came second with 1,133,564 votes.

On 15 December 2012 the governor died in a helicopter crash along with the former National Security Adviser Gen. Oweye Andrew Azazi (rtd) while flying from Bayelsa state to Port Harcourt. They were returning from the funeral of Oronto Douglas' father in Bayelsa state.

You will always be in our heart Sir. Rest in the bossom of the Lord.

RIP GREAT MAN

Really great man. RIP

RIP to the dead!