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When the late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande turned 80 in 1999, Nigerian Tribune had an interview with him at his Ilupeju, Lagos home.
A part of the introduction to the interview published on July 25, 1999, says that Jakande: “…in his Buba and Sokoto, sitting in his garage, on a mere bench, came forcefully across as a man of very simple means. Yet, he said he was very satisfied with life.”
As expected, the first question his interviewers threw at him was: “Your simplicity is very striking. For one, you don’t wear agbada and you don’t ride flashy cars except your Toyota Crown. What could be responsible for that sir?”