Lateef jakande biography of michael

Iwok Iniobong. Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Encomiums have continued to pour in for the former governor of Lagos State, Lateef Jakande who died last Thursday at the age of Jakande was a political colossal, a gladiator and accomplished journalist. He set a legacy and pace with his style of leadership, a fine administrator whose name would continue to be remembered for generations unborn in Lagos State and across Nigeria.

He also studied briefly at King College, Lagos in , and then enrolled at Ilesha Grammar School in , where he edited a literary paper called The Quarterly Mirror.

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In , Jakande began a career in journalism first with the Daily Service and then in joining the Nigerian Tribune. In he was appointed editor-in-chief of the Tribune by the owner Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Jakande ruled the state from to , and later as Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime from However, after the military take-over in , Jakande alongside other politicians across the country was charged, prosecuted and convicted of treason, but was later pardoned Though his decision to accept the invitation to serve under the authoritarian military regime of Sani Abacha attracted severe criticism, he had responded that he accepted the post under pressure from several progressive leaders in the country at that time.

His administration has been credited with the growth, planning and transformation of Lagos to a modern city, leading to the birth of infrastructures in all sectors of the state.