Zaben gwamna na Jihar Kaduna na 2011

Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa ne ya lashe zaben fidda gwani na gwamna a jam’iyyar PDP. Ya rike Mukhtar Ramalan Yero a matsayin abokin takararsa.Azikiwe, Ifeoha (2013). Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014. p. 160. ISBN 9781481729291. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

 Sakamako 
‘Yan takara 14 ne suka yi rajista da hukumar zabe mai zaman kanta domin su fafata a zaben. Dan takarar PDP ya samu da kuri’u 1,334,319 da ke wakiltar kashi 52.36% na kuri’un da aka kada, sai dan takarar jam’iyyar CPC wanda ya samu kuri’u 1,133,564 da ke wakiltar kashi 44.46% na yawan kuri’un da aka kada. ANPP ta samu kuri'u 33,142, PRP 21,200, sai ACN 20,094.Adi, Femi (April 29, 2011). "Yakowa wins Kaduna Gov. Election with 1,334,319 votes". Kaduna: PM News. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

 Bayan haka 
Rikici ya barke bayan zaben kananan hukumomi 18 cikin 23 da ke fadin jihar, wanda ya yi sanadin asarar rayuka da dukiyoyi, inda adadin wadanda suka mutu ya kai 401 zuwa 957, kamar yadda kwamitin bincike na shari’a ya tattara."Nigeria 2015 Elections Scenarios and Recommendations: Kaduna State". Fund for Peace. January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2021

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