CUPP Mourns Lateef Jakande

Ganiyat Ganiyu

The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has condoled with the Lagos State Government and the immediate family of the former Lagos State Governor, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 91.

In a statement by the Coalition’s National Co-Spokesperson, Comrade Mark Adebayo, the CUPP described Alhaji Jakande as “an exemplary icon of discipline in government, visionary in administration, developmental in orientation, genuinely progressive unlike the current charade, a dedicated Awoist and a man of inimitable positive pedigrees whose character configuration should be emulated by the current generation of public office holders”.

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The Coalition said that “Alhaji Lateef Jakande practically demonstrated how much could be achieved with little resources at a state’s disposal. He shunned extravagance and waste in the office, exemplified transparency in governance, and committed his brief time in office to the advancement of infrastructural development of Lagos State. But for the rude interruption of the Second Republic by General Muhammadu Buhari and his co-coupists, Lagos State would have been enjoying Metroline transportation system for about four decades now which would have significantly eased transportation stress in Lagos. He made Lagos State work for all and sundry and remains the reference point of what performance in office represents till date. Therefore, we urge the Lagos State government to find a befitting monument to immortalize the late governor with or pick a date as a public holiday in his honour as a reminder that a great man once governed Lagos State”.

“Death is an inevitable end of man which no human device can reverse, but we must celebrate the life and times of those who have been a blessing to humanity while alive – one of them was Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande. We join the Lagos State government and all Nigerians to mourn the demise of a great icon and we sincerely offer our deep condolences to his immediate family. May God repose his gentle soul”.