Tag: Lateef Jakande
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We were not prepared for my father’s death – Jakande son
Son of the late former Governor of Lagos, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, Mr Seyi Jakande, said on Sunday that the family was not prepared for the demise of their patriarch. Jakande, who served as governor between October 1979 and December 1983, died on April 11 at the age of 91, while his remains were interred on…
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Gov Sanwo-Olu receives notes Late Lateef Jakande left for him
Three days after the passing of Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, the late first Civilian Governor of Lagos State literally came back alive, as his widow and other family members shared memories of his last moments and his unfulfilled goals with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu led a delegation of top Government functionaries in the State to…
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Clerics pray for repose of late Jakande, extol achievements during Lying-in-State
Several Islamic clerics on Friday took turns to offer prayers to God for the eternal repose of the late first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande who died peacefully on Thursday in his home. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the burial which is slated for evening at Volts and Gardens cemetery, was preceded by…
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How he peacefully died in his sleep after breakfast – Jakande’s children relieve last moments
Second Republic Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande passed on peacefully on Thursday in his home. He was never ill, his children and family members who relived his last moments said. Jakande, first civilian governor of Lagos State between October 1, 1979 and December 31, 1983, would have been 92 in April. Jakande’s…
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Jakande: “Iroko tree has fallen,” says Osoba
Chief Olusegun Osoba, a former governor of Ogun, has expressed grief over the death of the first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande. Osoba, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, condoled with the immediate and political families as well as the Lagos State Government over the death. According to him, an “Iroko…
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No Lagos Governor has surpassed Jakande’s feats – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State says no governor has surpassed or come near the achievements of late Lateef Jakande as first civilian governor of the state. The PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr Gani Taofik, disclosed this, while reacting to the death of Jakande on Thursday in Lagos. “What a very wrong time for…
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Everything to know about Lateef Jakande
Tributes have been pouring in for the former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, who died at 91 on Thursday in Lagos. Fondly called Baba Kekere, Jakande was the governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983 on the platform of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN). He later became Minister of Works…
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Buhari congratulates ex-Lagos governor, Lateef Jakande at 90
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with a former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who turns 90 on Tuesday. In a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Monday, Buhari congratulated Jakande for courage in pursuing a vibrant career in journalism and leaving a…