Lateef Jakande: The man, his journalism, his politics
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Momoh, Jakande: Great loss to Nigerian Press, By DONS EZE - National Accord Newspaper
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Late Tony Momoh
A great tragedy has befallen the Nigerian Press. Two big irokos, Tony Momoh - erudite scholar, essayist, newspaper administrator and politician; and Lateef Kayode Jakande, journalists journalist, newspaper administrator and politician, all fell in quick succession - in the month of February, 2021.
Tony Momoh died on February 1, while Jakande died on February 11. February, what did the Nigerian Press do to you? Why pluck the two giants out of our midst? We are in deep mourning. We are in pains. We are in sorrow. We are grieving. The flag of Nigerian Press is now flying at half mast, in honour of these two icons of Nigerian journalism.
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has described the late Second Republic governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, as a political titan.
In a tribute yesterday entitled “Fare Thee Well, LKJ”, the former Federal Commissioner for Information stated that Jakande succeeded in carving a pristine niche for himself, on the Nigerian social and political landscapes.
He described Jakande as a notable journalist, who rose to the Position of Editor of the Tribune Group of Newspapers, in its glorious days.
According to him, “in politics, he held the Lagos Constituency for his Leader and Party, in a vice-like grip, before emerging as the First Civilian, and only Second Republic Governor of Lagos State, in 1979, re-elected in 1983.