<page_title> List of Governors of Kaduna State </page_title> <table> <cell> Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa <col_header> North Central Governor </col_header> <col_header> Kaduna Governor </col_header> </cell> <cell> died in a helicopter crash <col_header> Notes </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> Mukhtar Ramalan Yero <col_header> North Central Governor </col_header> <col_header> Kaduna Governor </col_header> </cell> <cell> Governor <col_header> Title </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15 December 2012 <col_header> Took Office </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> </table>
In December 2012, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero became the Governor of Kaduna State following the death of Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa in a helicopter crash.