The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday, hailed the late first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, saying the country needed more leaders with integrity and pragmatism.

Jakande, who served between October 1, 1979, and December 31, 1983, passed away last Thursday at the age of 91.

Tinubu, who is also a former governor of Lagos, spoke at the eighth-day Fidau prayer session for Jakande, saying had started his political career at the late ex-governor’s house.

Recounting a conversation with Jakande, the APC chieftain stated, “He said, ‘Go, we need many like you. Go to the Senate.’ The rest is history.

“We pray for Nigeria to give us more leaders that are prudent, very honest, and give priority to the future, looking at what will become the life of the children.”

The event was also attended by former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba; former Inspector General of Police, Musliliu Smith; Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, among others.


Meanwhile, Sanwo-Olu has said the legacy bequeathed by the late former governor in public service will remain a reference point in annals of governance in the country.

The governor, who spoke at the eighth-day Fidau, noted that the late Jakande had earned a place of pride within the coven of the nation’s political class, stressing that the name of the deceased would continue to be synonymous with selflessness in leadership and service.

A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, quoted Sanwo-Olu as saying, “Baba Jakande came into public service with sole determination to serve and leave a good legacy for us. He only governed for four years and three months, but his marks and records are still visible almost 40 years after. What he did for Lagos and Nigeria are beyond what his family can bear alone.

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“He was an enigma of our time and a National icon, whose leadership in public service remains a reference point. This is a time for all of us in positions of leadership today to reflect on how our administration, our policies and programmes have impacted the lives of the people.”

Sanwo-Olu stated that a formal day of honour for the late Jakande was being planned by the state government, adding that the family would be availed of the details.

The National Missioner, Ansar ud Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdulrahaman Ahmad, in his sermon, said the late ex-governor was a library in public leadership whose entire life was a testimony of service.

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Amen to your prayers and God won't give us leaders like you who is a well known drug lord in the mould of the likes of El Chapo and Pablo Escoba. God won't give us a leader like you who is a looter and bullion van thief.A greedy and selfish man like you who will rather protect his inordinate ambition by asking where are the cows? is Evans a herdsman while your people are being killed and maimed in their own land. you sold your kinsmen to the caliphate thinking they will make you the president. Tinubu you won't smell the presidency

See who dey talk

At least he didn't say like himself.

thesicilian:
At least he didn't say like himself.

That's because he knw he's not worthy to be called a leader

Werey! Hypocrite! Of course he knows that he does not fall into that category.

People Sabi wail sha


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Why wasn't he celebrated while alive.
Were they waiting for him to die so that he won't hear his songs of praise?

Useless poeple without useless ideologies.

Amen to that but we should also pray that God should rid Nigeria of leaders like you

This Thread go full wella.

All our politicians are selfish, 85% of Africans are corrupt, 65% of human globally are heartless, corrupted, selfish. So tell me who we can trust! Let the kingdom of God come make everything end because I am tired of all this patching patching government.

Yet, uncle Tinubu wants to be president in 2023, yeye dey smell.

The bad governance from every quarter in Nigeria has attracted crimes on our lands. When criminals are broke, they kidnap innocent children from schools, especially from those schools bereaved of every hope of life and sanity in the North, the clueless governor whose responsibility was to protect and make the school habitable for the students would surrender helplessly to the weak Federal government who would then bribe the criminals in a celebrated word known as ransom to release the children.

We the citizens would celebrate their release for a while. The bandits may go broke again after a month, the same thing would be repeated. This has turned to a lucrative business that has attracted more bandits to feast on the 'bandits' round table of enjoyment' in Nigeria. May God help us out of this deep shit we have found ourselves. I pray the abducted Kagara school boys are released unconditionally and peacefully soon.

Aweda 1442AH

May God divide Nigeria for good. In Jesus name. Amen. We don't need honest leaders what we need is division. Oh isreal to your tent.



I HOPE I MADE SENSE

Fahdiga:
Amen to your prayers and God won't give us leaders like you who is a well known drug lord in the mould of the likes of El Chapo and Pablo Escoba. God won't give us a leader like you who is a looter and bullion van thief.A greedy and selfish man like you who will rather protect his inordinate ambition by asking where are the cows? is Evans a herdsman while your people are being killed and maimed in their own land. you sold your kinsmen to the caliphate thinking they will make you the president. Tinubu you won't smell the presidency

If that man was associated with him am not sure that man was honest

So sayeth the black man that sold every state assets to himself. Werey!!

Cool.

If corrupt people only allow babakekere to govern lagos longer in 1970s lagos will be better than Dubai by now standard of living human developments strong Fiat currency

Lagos as capital city before should be the cheapest city to develop but corruption will not


Dubai in 2003 Vs Dubai now in 2020

May God repose the soul of the departed. (Ameen)

Can he be prudent as the man he is hailing ? Tinubu brought disaster upon Nigeria

Jakande a rare breed of politicians

Look how rich tinubu is

No governor in lagos has been able to stamp their name with all the money like jakande did

To think lagos voted buhari after this mans rail project was cancelled amazes me

This one pass God........ We need to fix our structures and framework........

Amen ! Amen!! Amen!!!

Same Tinubu that has been in charge of the political grip of the South-west for over 16years, tbh Lagos should be competing with the likes of Dubai, New York etc, but no it's still an overrated state with cretins named NURTW, hoodlums of all sorts, heavy traffic congestion in every part of the city etc.

Lol
Something u know will never happen. For instance look at the people coming out to contest for 2023...Tinubu, Yahaya, Kalu, Osinbajo, Atiku, El-rufai etc. People that are only after their pockets. Let's be factual, Nigeria can never be governed by honest leaders and the country can never progress.

pricklewane:
The funny thing about foolish Igbos like yourself is that you have a state but for you to tell us what state across Africa your own state should be competing with your igbotic bigoted n deluded father will go mute.

OK Lagos is not able to compete with Dubai n NY. Is your foolish state able to compete with Lagos with all it failures or your pathetic igbotic father already gave your miserable soul another excuse why your own state is unable to surpase
the under development stride of Lagos ?

This is where tribalism has eaten every part of your head with nothing left in it. If u know you are talking to a guy u'd bury your head in shame or you think I love mediocrity? Until we take responsibility of things and do away with people like you, nothing is going to ever change in this country. FYI I was born and bred in Lagos State bigot.

Yes, a good leader that can accomplish so much in four years and not enrich themselves

Sysdatek:
Jakande a rare breed of politicians

Look how rich tinubu is

No governor in lagos has been able to stamp their name with all the money like jakande did

To think lagos voted buhari after this mans rail project was cancelled amazes me

Many people do not know Buhari caused wahala for Lagos by that singular action of canceling the rail project. Guess Buhari has always been myopic, cos I’m sure he didn’t have the vision Pa Jakande had then. To him it was a way to embezzle money.

Thank God Jakande is not like you

The Sad Truth is that Some People Are Judged for Being Real While Others Are Loved For Being Fake.
RIP EX Jankande

Thank you for the but I will prefer a Tinubu to each and every criminal governor from alaigbo from the crooked criminal Peter Obi to blackblue beaten Ekeweremadu, Theodore Orji Kalu Orji Umahi Ugwuanyi Ikpeazu. If only they can transform alaigbo from the disgrace every igbo can't wait to escape from to what Tinubu turn Lagos to from 1999 then n maybe then you might be making sense instead of nonsense.

A drug lord with impactful transformation as can be seen in Lagos will always be preferable to saints looting Igbos destiny n turning alaigbo into a shithole to be escaped from.

Fahdiga:
Amen to your prayers and God won't give us leaders like you who is a well known drug lord in the mould of the likes of El Chapo and Pablo Escoba. God won't give us a leader like you who is a looter and bullion van thief.A greedy and selfish man like you who will rather protect his inordinate ambition by asking where are the cows? is Evans a herdsman while your people are being killed and maimed in their own land. you sold your kinsmen to the caliphate thinking they will make you the president. Tinubu you won't smell the presidency

Amen.

But hope Tinubu himself will run for presidency in 2023 cha?... At least he should prove us,the southerners wrong that he's still the jagaband of Eko

Make him try first

Ain't happening if we continue to vote for 5k stipend.