OBITUARY: Jakande: Exit of Baba Kekere, man who transformed Lagos
Lateef Jakande, the former Lagos State governor, died on Thursday at the age of 91. 6 min read
The remains of Lateef Jakande, the first elected governor of Lagos State and a former minister of works, were interred at the Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi on Friday.
The event marked the exit of the last of the five governors elected on the platform of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) at the beginning of the short-lived Nigerian Second Republic in 1979.
He died on Thursday at the age of 91.
In his days as governor of the Lagos, which was also the federal capital at the time, Mr Jakande was called ‘Baba Kekere.’
Lateef Jakande: Quick facts to know about the late ex-Lagos governor
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By Arogbonlo Israel
Former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, reportedly died on Thursday, 11 February, 2021 at the age of 91.
Jakande, aka Baba Kekere, brought a lot of development to Lagos as governor between October 1, 1979 and December 31, 1983, in line with the five cardinal programmes of the Unity Party of Nigeria founded by a former Premier of the Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
Incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, confirmed the passage of the elder statesman in a statement.
Here’s quick facts to know about the deceased;
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Chief Lateef Jakande, the first civilian Governor of Lagos State, is dead. He died at the age of 91.
One of his children confirmed to newsmen that his father died in the early hours of Thursday, February 11th, 2020.
Chief Jakande was a former journalist who became governor of Lagos State in Nigeria from 1979 to 1983.
He was appointed as Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime.
Jakande’s death comes just about a month after a former Military Governor of Lagos, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu also died.
While we await an official statement from the family, below are a few facts to know about Mr Jakande, as compiled from Wikipedia.