Former Lagos Governor Lateef Jakande is dead
Jakande was Lagos governor between 1979 and 1983, and also served as a minister.
Lateef Jakande's administration is popular for providing affordable housing for Lagosians (Avalon Daily)
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Incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced his passing on Thursday, February 11, 2020.
"His death is a collosal loss and he will be missed," the governor said.
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Jakande was Lagos governor between 1979 and 1983, and later served as Federal Minister of Works between 1993 and 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
His administration is fondly remembered decades later for massive infrastructural development, a success many political aspirants in modern Lagos politics still promise to emulate.
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