By Echeburu Oby
Former Governor of Lagos State, and First president of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has died at age 91, on Thursday.
Jakande, aka Baba Kekere, brought a lot of development to Lagos state as the then governor and he established a structural outlook to REDAN in terms of having structures, offices, setting up membership in all states of the federation. He gave REDAN a very good foundation.
He was one of the pioneering leaders of the Nigerian housing sector.
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He was also a former minister of Nigeria’s Ministry of Works and Housing between 1993-98, under the late military ruler, General Sani Abacha.
Nigeria as a whole will miss his presence, impacts he’s had on the housing industry and his care and concern for the provision of affordable housing.
May the Almighty God forgive his shortcomings and grant him eternal rest.
