Jakande for burial Friday

Mr Ahmad Jebe,  the Special Adviser on Islamic Matters to  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State,  says  the remains of Alhaji Lateef Jakande will  be buried on Friday according to Islam rites.
Jebe, alongside the third son of the late Jakande, Mr Seyi Jakande, who was  receiving sympathisers  at  the family’s house on behalf of the state and family,  said  that  the venue for late Jakande’s internment  would be announced soon.
Alhaji Lateef Jakande, the first civilian governor of Lagos State and a former Minister of Works and Housing, died on Thursday at the age of 91.
People from various walks of life  were seen at   the deceased house at No. 2, Bishop St., Ilupeju, Lagos,  to express their condolences over Jakande’s demise.
Individuals and groups of people were seen weeping, lauding the late icon  and some registering their  condolences in the  register opened by the family for their late Patriarch.
Mr Ali Adeyemi (APC- Mushin 1) who was one of the early callers at the family house in Ilupeju said that Nigeria had lost a great man and a philanthropist who was passionate about the wellbeing of  the poor masses in the society.
“Baba was a great man and a great philanthropist. He was an architect and one of the  pioneers  of Lagos State. He was a leader who contributed immensely to the modern development of the state.
“Baba served as a link between  the old and  the new era of developments in the state and had  the interest of the poor at heart.
“It was during his era that several  low cost housing estates were built  in Lagos State and were  made affordable for  the ordinary citizens,” he said.