Contemporary crop of leaders have valuable lessons to be drawn from the personal life and leadership qualities of Alhaji Lateef Jakande, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Tuesday in a glowing tribute to his predecessor and first civilian governor of the State.
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The first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, was on Tuesday conferred with honorary award by Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin, Lagos State.
The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the first Executive Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande.
Agbaje promised to follow in the footsteps laid by Second Republic Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, whom he praised for making landmark innovations in the educational system and provision of infrastructure like potable water and roads.
Aged 78, Idris battled stroke in the last 10 years before he gave up the ghost at his Lekki Phase 1 residence, his wife, Muyinat, told NAN.
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday described the first Executive Governor of the state, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, as a role model of selfless service.
Deji Jakande, son of a former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Monday said Nigeria would be a better country if leaders deliver service and shun primitive accumulation.
What Buhari’s interview precipitated was our final closure and proscription. We just heard it on radio. We had advertised that we were coming out with the Buhari interview and of course, we also tried to whet appetites by disclosing some of the things Buhari said in the interview
Ambode, who spoke at a ceremony to unveil the park known as Johnson, Jakande, Tinubu Park and located in front of the State House of Assembly and a few metres away from Lagos House, said it was part of efforts by his administration to immortalise heroes who worked hard for the emergence of Lagos as not only the Centre of Excellence, but also one of the most prominent City States in Africa
The State, as a microcosm of all that is jolly, beautiful, noble and great, has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. The future promises even greater advancement as Lagos works with focus towards becoming a smart city, commercial and industrial hub of sub-Saharan Africa
The minister said he was proud to be part of the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State, which, according to him, has forced the APC governors to embark on desperate review of their anti-people policies