Jakande, L. K.
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Name (Latin)
Jakande, L. K.
Other forms of name
Jakande, Lateef Kayode
Jakande, J. K
L K J (L. K. Jakande)
J, L K (L. K. Jakande)
Jakande, Lateef
Jakande, Alhaji Lateef Kayode
Date of birth
1929-07-23
Date of death
2021-02-11
Associated country
Nigeria
Occupation
Governors
Journalists
Politicians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
See Also From tracing corporate name
Lagos State (Nigeria). Governor (1979-1983 : Jakande)
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (website), viewed February 20, 2024(Lateef Kayode Jakande (July 23, 1929-February 11, 2021); Nigerian journalist, governor of Lagos State 1979-1983, and Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime of 1993-98; born in the Epetedo area of Lagos Island, Lagos State; studied at King's College, Lagos in 1943, then enrolled at Ilesha Grammar School in 1945, where he edited a literary paper, The Quarterly Mirror; began a career in journalism in 1949 with the Daily Service; joined the Nigerian Tribune in 1953, appointed its editor-in-chief in 1956 by owner Obafemi Awolowo; elected as governor of Lagos State in 1979 on the Unity Party of Nigeria platform; introduced housing programs and educational programs providing free primary and secondary education; he established Lagos State University and the Nigerian Institute of Journalism; his tenure as Governor ended when the military seized power on 31 December 1983)
- West Africa annual, 1962-
- His Speeches of the new order, 198-:cover (L K J) p. vi (Alhaji Lateef Jakande)
- His The action years, 1985- :bk. 1, t.p. (Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande; L.K. Jakande) p. 3, etc. (governor of Lagos State, 1979-1983)
- Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, 1995:p. 2, etc. (L.K. Jakande; Alhaji Abdul Lateef Kayode Jakande; b. July 23, 1929)