Lateef Jakande

Lateef Jakande
Governor of Lagos State
In office
1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983
DeputyRafiu Jafojo
Preceded byEbitu Ukiwe
Succeeded byGbolahan Mudasiru
Minister of Works
In office
November 1993 – March 1995
PresidentSani Abacha
Succeeded byAbdulkareem Adisa
Personal details
Born
Lateef Kayode Jakande

(1929-07-23)23 July 1929
Lagos Island, Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria)
Died11 February 2021(2021-02-11) (aged 91)
OccupationJournalist

Lateef Kayode Jakande (Yoruba pronunciationⓘ; 23 July 1929 – 11 February 2021) was a Nigerian journalist and politician who served as governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983, and later Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime.[1][2]

  1. ^ Lai Olurode (21 July 2009). "Lateef Jakande at 80". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  2. ^ "His Excellency Alhaji Lateef Kayaode Jakande, Governor of Lagos State". Library of Congress Pamphlet Collection - Flickr. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.