Lateef Jakande, wanda yake daya daga cikin almajiran tsohon firimiyan yankin kudu maso yammacin Najeriya, Obafemi Awolowo, ya yi mulki a matsayin gwamnan jihar Lagos tsakanin shekarar 1979 zuwa 1983.
Gwamnan jihar Lagos Babajide Sanwo-Olu ne ya sanar da rasuwar tsohon gwamnan Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande a shafinsa na Twitter
With gratitude to God for a worthy life well spent in the service of Lagos State, Nigeria and humanity, I announce the death of a venerable statesman, outstanding politician, public administrator and the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) February 11, 2021
Gwamna Babajide Sanwo-Olu ya yaba aikin da marigayin ya yi lokacin yana dan jarida, da kuma shugabancin kwarai da marigayin ya yi a matsayin gwamnan jihar Lagos, da gwamnan ya ce zai zama abin koyi ga wadanda za su biyo baya. Ya bayyana rasuwar tsohon gwamnan a matsayin babban rashi ga jihar da kuma kasa baki daya.
Lateef Jakonde da Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Bayan gama wa’adin mulkinsa, marigayin ya kuma yi aiki a matsayin Ministan ayyuka karkashin mulkin soji na janar Sani Abacha. Yana daya daga cikin gwamnonin da ake yaba ayyukan raya jihohinsu a Najeriya, inda a zamanin sa, ya samar da ababan jin dadin rayuwa ga al’ummar jihar Lagos da suka hada da gidaje masu saukin kudi ga talakawa, da kuma yin gagarumin garambawul a fannin ilimi a duk fadin jihar, wanda kawo yanzu, babu gwamnan da ya doke wannan shirin.
Alhaji Lateef Jakande shi ne tsohon gwamnan jihar Lagos na biyu da suka rasu a cikin wannan shekarar. Kafin rasuwarsa, tsohon gwamnan jihar karkashin mulkin soja, Riya Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu ya rasu ranar 14 ga watan Janairu yana da shekaru 77 a duniya.