What is Lateef Jakande?
'''Lateef Kayode Jakande''' (23 July 1929 – 11 February 2021) was a Nigerian journalist and politician. He became governor of [[Lagos State]] in [[Nigeria]] from 1979 to 1983. He was later Minister of Works under the [[Sani Abacha]] military regime from 1993 to 1998. Jakande was born in [[Lagos Island]], Nigeria.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url=http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/editorial_opinion/article04//indexn2_html?pdate=210709&ptitle=Lateef%20Jakande%20at%2080 |date=21 July 2009 |title=Lateef Jakande at 80 |author=Lai Olurode |work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=23 December 2009 |archive-date=15 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215133108/http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/editorial_opinion/article04//indexn2_html?pdate=210709&ptitle=Lateef%20Jakande%20at%2080 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = His Excellency Alhaji Lateef Kayaode Jakande, Governor of Lagos State | work = Library of Congress Pamphlet Collection - Flickr | access-date = 2014-05-11 | url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/pohick2/14153171691/in/set-72157644200924229 }}</ref> {{Infobox officeholder | name = Lateef Kayode Jakande | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1929|7|23}} | birth_place = [[Lagos Island]], [[Lagos]], [[Lagos State]], Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|2|11|1929|7|23|df=y}} | party = | spouse = | occupation = Journalist | office1 = [[Governor of Lagos State]] | term_start1 = October 1979 | term_end1 = December 1983 | predecessor1 = [[Ebitu Ukiwe]] | successor1 = [[Gbolahan Mudasiru]] | office2 = Minister of Works | term_start2 = November 1993 | term_end2 = March 1995 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = Abdulkareem Adisa }} Jakande died on 11 February 2021 in [[Lagos]], aged 91.<ref>[https://www.channelstv.com/2021/02/11/former-lagos-governor-lateef-jakande-dies-at-91/ First C