yemaldo:

And u think that's all jakande's achievements?

Add the rest if you can, but I'm sure you cannot.

Jakande tried his best,, but Fashola"s record is still unbeatable.

Naijaphobia:
His government greatest mistake was to provide honey on Western enclave without adéquate provisions for lizards to checkmate the excesses of Eastern ants after their mass exodus from the land of holocauste.

Empty brained fools are always known by their comments.

Follygunners:
Rubbish! Stop celebrating mediocrity, abeg.

What achievement, abeg? You Nigerians are the major creators of ur own problems. You adulate these corrupt Politicians for doing their jobs. He didn't use his personal funds for these projects. He used the public funds meant for us all.

Why body dey pepper and your blood dey boil you like this? Be careful oh, HBp and heart attack no dey pity anybody oh

This man really touched the heart of Nigerians, because at that time (1979-83) many families in Nigeria were well represented in Lagos. I was one of the beneficiary of his free education, while in primary 1&2 in Lagos. I could vividly recall one of UPN's campaign slogan then "free education Awolowo lo le sh e". All they think about then was transformation, unlike today, where politicians steal/loot/embezzle our Commonwealth. Funny enough the free education was for every student living in Lagos state then, no discrimination. These men were really great minds. We were even freely fed in school then with free books, no school fees, but today's Fed. Govt are making noise all over Nigeria for feeding primary school students, what a shame. just wondering how Nigeria would have looked like if Chief Obafemi Awolowo was voted in as the president of Nigeria. The Sage Himself Chief Awolowo and Alhaji Lateef Jakande were indeed 2 of a kind, and their records are matchless till date.

even when i was born after he has left office, I still enjoy his modern schools and classroom built at Tolu schools complex deem to be the largest school complex in the world with 21 secondary schools and 6 primary schools at Ajegunle....May God bless you sir..

Before he became the governor, Lagos schools operated the shift system because of heavy population and too few schools. There was morning school and afternoon school in each institution. 8a.m - 2 p.m and 2.30- 8-30p.m or thereabout.

He stopped schools from operating the shift system by quickly building temporary structures which have now been rebuilt into modern structures. The government provided free books and no fees were paid.

Many junior staff where I once worked are proud owners of "Jakande flats" in Isolo, Iba, Amuwo et al. They were placed on long term mortgages for ease of payment.

He constructed the road from VI extension to Epe. There was no road beyond Mobil before. The swampy village nearby was known as Maroko which was just like today's Makoko. The development of the Lekki axis is deeply rooted in his foresight. The road was also of very high standard as can be seen on portions that haven't been refurbished going towards Epe.

The Baba Kekere and Ita Faji ferries were popular among workers residing in the Apapa, Orile/Festac/Ojoo axis. A cheap, timely and convenient way to get to CMS Marina those days. The ferries moved on specific schedules so you could plan your time.

He lived simply in his Ilupeju home and rode in his personal car, a white Toyota Crown (I think) all through. No noisy motorcade. A great but humble man indeed blessed with a gentle and humble first lady.

The saddest thing was the cancellation of the metroline project by PMB at a huge loss to Lagos State. Also his unwarranted trial and humiliation for no reason.

Baba is blessed. May his children and future generations be forever blessed. Amen

drlaykay:
This is the best Governor in the world of all time

God bless you sir. May your lineage never lack.

Have you heard of Adekunle Ajasin,governor of ondo state between 1979 and 1983?

idealogical:
Jakande was great, especially with his metro rail plan in the 80s, that was brilliant and visionary, but Fashola's record is still the record to beat.

myopic view and poor reasoning,if jakande had access to half of what fashola had and rule for 8 years,Lagos won't be in its current pitiable state

AutoJoshNG:


Chief Lateef Jakande was born on July 29, 1929. He is currently 89 years old.

He was the first Democratic governor of Lagos state. His tenure lasted only four (4) years.


He served as Governor between October 1979 and December 1983.

He was a journalist who was later appointed the editor-in-chief of the Tribune by the owner, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

Jakande later became actively involved in politics and became a member of the defunct Obafemi Awolowo-founded Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN).


Encouraged by Awolowo, he ran for election as the executive governor of Lagos State in 1979.As the Governor of Lagos state, he religiously implemented the four cardinal programmes of UPN.


As a result of his administrative philosophies, he was widely considered as the younger version of the sage, Obafemi Awolowo. Hence, he was famously referred to as “Baba Kerere” (Junior Awo).




He introduced housing and educational programs targeting the poor, building new neighbourhood primary and secondary schools and providing free primary and secondary education.

His government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world.

His government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979).

His government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with a maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms.

He established the Lagos State University.

His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat. The Secretariat houses all the state ministries as well as the popular roundhouse hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.

His administration built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja.

His government established the Lagos State Television (LTV) and Lagos Radio,

He established the Lagos State University, General Hospitals, Teacher Training College and the College of Education, Waste Disposal Board,

His administration also established the Water Management Board and constructed the Adiyan Water Works (to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day).

His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.

His government established the Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with the provision of streetlights.

His government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980.

His government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals).

His government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank.

His government established LASACO Insurance.

His government expanded the existing market and built new ones.

His government established Traditional Medicine Board.

Jakande’s government constructed over 30,000 housing units. The schools and housing units were built cheaply but were of great value.

For instance, his government built low-cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.

He also completed the construction of the General Hospital in Gbagada and Ikorodu and built about 20 health centres within the state.

He established 23 local government councils which were later disbanded by the military.

Jakande exemplified a modest lifestyle.

As Governor, he refused to move into the opulent comforts of the governor’s official residence. As a state governor, he lived in his private residence in Ilupeju, his modest home surrounded by other homes. And he commuted to work in his private Toyota sedan.

Till date, he lives in his one-storey building at Ilupeju. His Number 2 Bishop Street, Ilupeju residence is devoid of the paraphernalia expected in a former governor’s residence, especially one of such status.

He tenure lasted for just 4 years. His achievements within those two years are considered by many as unrivalled by any administration after him.

In the transport sector, below are a few of his achievements during his four-year stint as the Governor of Lagos state.






Road Construction/Rehabilitation:



Lateef Jakande constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced the following roads:

Epe/Ijebu-Ode Road
Oba Akran Avenue
Toyin Street, Ikeja
Town Planning Way
Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road
Idimu-Iba-LASU Road
Victoria Island/Epe Road
New Secretariat road, among others.



Giant Car Crusher Equipment



His government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day.




Asphalt Plant For Department of Public Works



The Government of Lateef Jakande established an Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works (now Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC). This was done to ensure the regular and easy maintenance of the roads.



5. Multi-Modal Transport System




In July 1983, two commercial passenger boats christened “Baba Kekere and Itafaji” to run the Mile 2 – Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services.




6. Establishment of the First State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals)



The first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshal) in Lagos state was established during the administration of Governor Jakande.




7. Lagos Metroline Project




The idea of a metro-line system for Lagos state was first conceived by Governor Lateef Jakande. It became necessary with the exploding population of the state, and the need for a more effective urban mass transit system.

However, the project was cancelled by the General Mohammadu Buhari-led military government after they seized power on the 31 December 1983.





Source:

https://autojosh.com/lateef-jakande-his-7-notable-achievements-in-the-transport-sector-in-lagos-state/

It was Jakande that constructed the Lekki-Epe expressway without erecting a tollgate on it, only for governors (thieves) to do a re-surfacing about 35 years later and turn the road into their personal ATM machine through exploitative and exorbitant tolls. But the ''mumu'' people of Lagos cannot do jack; they queue to pay day in day out.

alexola20:

Footprints left on the rock of time.

even valley of time

striker07:
Have you heard of Adekunle Ajasin,governor of ondo state between 1979 and 1983?

Post his records lemme see if I will change my mind. Until then, my opinion places jakande as the best

striker07:
myopic view and poor reasoning,if jakande had access to half of what fashola had and rule for 8 years,Lagos won't be in its current pitiable state

It's not about money and If it's about money, then Ambode should have turned the whole of Lagos Into a massive construction site and himself the most accomplished Lagos State governor since his budgets are twice Fashola's budgets, but Fashola with half of Ambode's budget accomplished more than past and present governor combined.

Money can not buy ideas, it can not buy vision and personal drive to excel.

HospitalityDiva:
Wow.

Recent governors now celebrate the repainting, re-surfacing, remodeling and expanding the projects done by this man.

Even sadder, Lagos, then, was no where richer than how it is today.

Our tragedy.

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