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Buhari, Lawan, Tinubu, Gbaja, NPAN, NGE, NUJ, others mourn as Jakande dies at 91
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By Clifford Ndujihe, Dapo Akinrefon, Henry Umoru, Olasunkanmi Akoni & Olayinka Ajayi
THE reservoirs of tears and tributes were literally opened for Elder statesman, media icon and first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who passed on, yesterday, at 91.
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THE Minister of Interior, Ọgbẹni Rauf Aregbesola, has described the death of the Second Republic governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, as the exit of the last Titan.
Aregbesola in his condolence, which he personally signed on Friday, said the departure of a loyal disciple of The Sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, has left a great void.
“The last of the Titans is gone. The glorious exit of the Second Republic governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, fills me with mixed feelings,” he said.
The Minister, however, said Jakande was blessed by the Almighty with long life and a good and fulfilling life in the service of humanity and has now gone to rest, saying he finished well.
Tinubu made the remark in a condolence statement on Thursday in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jakande died in the early hours of Thursday at 91.
The deceased, was a journalist, an administrator and politician who served as the governor of Lagos State between 1979 and 1983.
According to Tinubu,
“Papa Jakande could appropriately be described as the ‘last of the titans’ ranking with the likes of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Adekunle Ajasin and Pa Abraham Adesanya.
Others according to Tinubu include:
Chief Bola Ige, Chief Olabiyi Onabanjo, Alhaji Balarabe Musa and
Alhaji Aminu Kano, among others.“
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, among others, on Thursday, mourned the death of the first civilian governor of the state, Lateef Jakande.
Jakande died earlier on Thursday at the age of 91 in his Lagos residence.
One of his children, Seyi, who confirmed the death, added that Jakande, also a former Minister of Works, would be buried today (Friday).
How Jakande died – Son
Seyi explained to our correspondent during a visit to the deceased’s residence in Lagos that Jakande died in his sleep around 11am.
According to the son, it was the deceased’s aides who discovered that he was not breathing.
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