As a former Lagos State Governor, Pa Lateef Kayode Jakande, marks his 90th birthday on Tuesday, July 23, here are quick facts to know about the nonagenarian politician:

1. He was a journalist

2. He first worked with the Daily Service and then in 1953, joined the Nigerian Tribune where he rose to become the Editor-in-Chief.

3. He left Tribune in 1975, and established John West Publications on whose platform he published The Lagos News.

4. He was the first President of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN.

5. He became governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983 on the platform of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN.

6. He was Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime from 1993 to 1998.

7. He is fondly called Baba Kekere.

8. Though he was born in Epetedo area of Lagos State on July 23, 1929, his parents hailed from Omu-Aran in present day Kwara State.

9. After the military government headed by Muhammadu Buhari and Tunde Idiagbon took over the government in 1983, Jakande was charged, prosecuted and convicted of treason; but he was later pardoned.

10. He later became member of different political parties at different times. The parties include All Nigeria Peoples Party and Action Party of Nigeria.

He was from Omu Aran, Kwara State.
Kwarans are the real source of development of Lagos, from houses, trading at Idumota, Isale Agbede, Balogun to mention a few.

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*BABA LATEEF JAKANDE*
*This is What They Call Legacy Projects.*

*Lagos 1979- 1983*

*Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande was born in the Epetedo area of Lagos State 29 July 1929 Both parents are from Omun Aran Kwara.*

*He was the govenor of Lagos State for 4years and 3 months before the Military Government led by Buhari treasonous act truncated the civilian administration.*

*In just 4 year and 3 months.*

*His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.*

*His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.*

*His government built the Lagos State Television*

*His government built the Radio Lagos*

*His government built Lagos State University*

*His government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care.*

*His government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education.*

*His government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.*

*His government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.*

*His government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.*

*His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.*

*His government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day.*

*His government constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced Epe/Ijebu-Ode Road, Oba Akran Avenue, Toyin Street, Town Planning Way, Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road, Idimu-Iba-LASU Road, the new secretariat road and several others.*

*His government constructed Victoria Island/Epe Road and thereby creating an ‘oil rig’ for Lagos State.*

*His government established Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works.*

*His government established Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with provision of street lights.*

*His government modernized, expanded and commissioned Onikan Stadium in 1982.*

*His government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world.*

*His government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979).*

*His government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with the maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms.*

*In July 1983, two commercial passenger boats christened "Baba Kekere and Itafaji" to run the Mile 2 - Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services.*

*His government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980.*

*His government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals).*

*His government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank.*

*His government established LASACO Insurance.*

*His government expanded existing market and built new ones.*

*His government established Traditional Medicine Board.*

*All, within 4 years and 3 months, with limited resources, these are the type of people I celebate.*

The period of his governorship was the golden era of his life.His free education policy as an Awoist was simply the best ever seen in the state.

Perfectsouth:
BUHARI has been a bad news from time immemorial.. He was useless and still useless till date

He cancelled the suppossed metro line, the land is between Jibowu and Yaba, around a Church. But Lagosians still overwhelmingly voted for him. The results are clear to our eyes!

His legacy will continue to linger on the sands of time.

Lalasticlala!

I used to see his free excercise books with my cousin. His legacies are enduring, just 4 years plus 3 months cut short by Buhari and the gangs!

He is lagos state.

donbachi:
He is lagos state.

You can say that again, though he was from Kwara State!

iwaeda:


You can say that again, though he was from Kwara State!

Why are you fixated on his kwara link. As far as you are from SW/Yoruba Lagos is your home

The man who made what Lagos is today. Waiting for Tinubus achievement.

SuperBold:


Why are you fixated on his kwara link. As far as you are from SW/Yoruba Lagos is your home

Awa Kwara are proud of our achievements in Lagos. Go to Isale Agbede, Surulere, Yaba, Oyingbo our trade mark of being industrious are stamped everywhere. Educationally we are there, check our students in Unilag and LASU. We are not thugs or destroyers. Proudly Igbomina, reason we are celebrating Baba Oni Jakande lati Omu Aran, Igbomina.

The only public officer close to his record was Fashola before he was injected with baba lai trojan L in Abuja.


Rest well sir.

His government built Lagos State University

From a Reliable source : Lagos State University (LASU) will soon be renamed Lateef Jakande University (LJU).

You heard it from dem MANNA first!

We only wonder why it has to be after his death that they are doing this.

From all of us @[/b] : RIP SIR.

[b]He was a great man.
He lived a Good life.
His legacy lives on.

The man don hustle well Ooo.

How come Jakande did all these things and was not allowed to go for second term? Click on the first link on my signature to master how you will be making millions of naira from export business.

The life of Lateef jakande satified him.
when it's talking about achievement he's proud of himself.

Noted

Story Story.... Story.

In other news, Kwara people are humble, industrious, they're loyal to the call they don't tolerate nonsense just like Idi Agbon reason why they gave them State of harmony, so they should investigate Lai Mohammed if truly he's from Kwara.

WHO ELSE NOTICE, THAT ALL NIGERIAN POLITICIANS BECOMES GOOD ONCE THEY ARE DEAD. LETS CALL A SPADE A SPADE PLS. STOP IDOLISING KNOWN CROOKS.
APART FROM BUHARI ALL NIGERIAN POLITICIANS ARE THIEFS.

May the Lord forgive his wrongs & grant him eternal rest.

His legacy Iives on. This man planned lagos well. The ones after him scattered it .

wow....nice history for a friday...remember this street in Lagos back then wey i dey trek under hot sun just to see my bea back then staying in jakande..
after all d trekking and visit, she left me saying m too broke n she cnt date me bcox she doesn want to suffer..
years letter, she's now happily married to a man dt works in FIRS n even have 4 kids and me am still broke..

osuofia2:
WHO ELSE NOTICE, THAT ALL NIGERIAN POLITICIANS BECOMES GOOD ONCE THEY ARE DEAD. LETS CALL A SPADE A SPADE PLS. STOP IDOLISING KNOWN CROOKS.
APART FROM BUHARI ALL NIGERIAN POLITICIANS ARE THIEFS.

Lateef Jakande issa good man.
One of the few good men to ever come out of Nigeria.
Take note please.
Don't get it twisted!

he was a great man

OK! He's now a Saint abi!

Reelmii:
he was a great man

A very great man