Tag: Alhaji Lateef Jakande
How Jakande conceived Lagos’ Banana Island plan
The family of the late former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has stated that they own no land…
Sanwo-Olu names Printing Corporation Press Hall after Jakande
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday named the State’s Printing Corporation Press Hall after late former Governor of the…
Jakande will live in people’s heart forever – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said the first civilian governor of the State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, will…
Lagos Deputy Gov. Hamzat attends Jakande’s special Jumaat
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat on Friday attended a special Jumaat Service organized in honour of Late…
Lagos to immortalise Lateef Jakande with Leadership Academy
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says his government will establish the ”Lateef Kayode Jakande Leadership Fellowship Academy” to immortalise the state first…
Tinubu calls for peace in Nigeria
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called for peace among all ethnic, tribal…
How Jakande rejected calls to contest for president – Tinubu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has recounted how late first civilian Governor of Lagos…
Senate pays last respect to late Lateef Jakande
The Senate on Wednesday observed a minute’s silence in honour of the first civilian Governor of Lagos state, late Alhaji…
Jakande’s death a huge loss to Lagos – Eko Club
The Eko Club has mourned the demise of first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, describing it as…
Jakande – Farewell to the Architect of Modern Lagos
Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, the first executive Governor of Lagos State (1979-1983) who died on Thursday, 11 February 2021 at…
Jakande kept giving assurance he won’t die now – Son
Son of the late former Governor of Lagos, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, Mr Seyi Jakande, said on Sunday that the family…
Sanwo-Olu pays condolence visit to Jakande’s family
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday paid a condolence visit to the family of the first civilian governor…
Pictures from Lateef Jakande’s burial in Lagos
The first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande was buried on Friday evening at the Vault and Gardens…
PDP urges leaders to emulate Jakande’s legacy
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged leaders at all levels to emulate the humility, patriotism, selflessness and life…
Tears flow as first civilian governor of Lagos, Jakande is buried
Tears flowed freely, as the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande was buried on Friday evening at…
Jakande did well for Lagos, says Oba Akiolu
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has said that the late Alhaji Lateef Jakande’s legacies as first civilian governor were impactful,…
Jakande, an embodiment of all positives: Hamzat
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat has described the late first Civilian Governor of the State, Alhaji Lateef…
Jakande, an astute politician, distinguished democrat: Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commiserated with the government and the people of Lagos State over the death of…
We’re struggling to catch up with Jakande’s legacies: Amosun
Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun Central) and former Governor of Ogun, on Friday, said that the achievements left behind by the…
Lateef Jakande and the beauty of a good name
Death, which legendary playwright, Williams Shakespeare describes as a necessary evil, finally caught up with the first civilian Governor of…
PDP National Vice Chairman mourns Jakande
Chief Dan Orbih, National Vice Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, has joined other Nigerians in mourning the first civilian…
Makinde mourns Jakande, says ex-Lagos gov lived a great life
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Friday, mourned the passage of a former governor of Lagos State, Pa Lateef…
APC Diaspora forum wants Jakande immortalised
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Diaspora Chairmen Forum has urged the Lagos and Federal Governments to immortalise the late Alhaji…
Lagos metroline: Jakande’s unfulfilled dream and Buhari’s complicity
The entire nation was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the death of first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji…
Obasa, Lagos lawmakers honour Lateef Jakande
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday observed a one-minute silence in honour of a former governor…
Jakande’s last moments, how he died – Son
Deji Jakande, son of the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has recounted his father's last moments…
The Jakande I knew: Obasanjo fires letter to deceased’s wife
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has explained what he knew about late first civilian governor of Lagos, Alhaji Lateef Jakande…
Jakande never lived in govt house, not covetous – Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday mourned death of former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, saying he…
Lateef 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…
Jakande lived for good of others, says Buhari who jailed him
President Muhammadu Buhari said former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, lived for the good of others, state and…