Lateef Jakande
Lateef Kayode Jakande (ⓘ; 23 July 1929 – 11 February 2021) was a Nigerian journalist and politician who served as governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983, and later Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime.
Lateef Jakande | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Lagos State | |
| In office 1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983 | |
| Deputy | Rafiu Jafojo |
| Preceded by | Ebitu Ukiwe |
| Succeeded by | Gbolahan Mudasiru |
| Minister of Works | |
| In office November 1993 – March 1995 | |
| President | Sani Abacha |
| Succeeded by | Abdulkareem Adisa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lateef Kayode Jakande 23 July 1929 Lagos Island, Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 11 February 2021 (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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