LATEEF JAKANDE: 1929-2021!

By Temitope Ajayi I find it most intriguing when the political elite, in their usual vainglorious exhibitionism, come with their hackneyed effusive praises when leaders like Alhaji Lateef Jakande die. It is more confounding in the case of the venerable Baba Jakande, who personified service. Here was a man who set an example in public service, first as Governor of Lagos State and later Minister of Works and Housing, that will ever remain a reference point for generations to come. The same Yoruba political establishment, which he served with his …

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