A traditional leader, Oba-elect Korede Bisade-Phillips, the Onipeju of Ilupeju, on Saturday said that the late first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alh. Lateef Jakande instilled the virtues of patience and selflessness in him.
Bisade-Phillips spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos when he paid a condolence visit to the family of Late Jakande who died on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 at the age of 91.
The traditional ruler, who is a Trustee of Greater Ilupeju Township Association, headed by late Jakande before he passed, said: “Baba was a father to me. He advised me. He was my best adviser.
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council has named its Light House in Victoria Island, Lagos after the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Late Lateef Kayode Jakande.