Lateef Jakande

Lateef Jakande
Governor of Lagos State
In office
1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983
DeputyRafiu Jafojo
Preceded byEbitu Ukiwe
Succeeded byGbolahan Mudasiru
Minister of Works
In office
November 1993 – March 1995
PresidentSani Abacha
Succeeded byAbdulkareem Adisa
Personal details
BornLateef Kayode Jakande
(1929-07-23)23 July 1929
Lagos Island, Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria)
Died11 February 2021(2021-02-11) (aged 91)
OccupationJournalist

Lateef Kayode Jakande Yoruba pronunciationⓘ (23 July 1929 – 11 February 2021) was a Nigerian journalist and politician who served as governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983, and later Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime.

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