Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, media experts, among other prominent Nigerians, on Thursday, paid glowing tributes to the Lateef Jakande, the first civilian governor of Lagos State and pioneer president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE).
They spoke at the 4th Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture 2026 in Lagos, tagged, “The Media, INEC, Voters and Path to Credible Elections.”
The NGE organised the event in recognition of Mr Jakande’s legacies in governance and journalism.
Mr Jakande, a journalist turned politician who governed Lagos State between 1 October 1979 and 31 December 1983, died at 91 on 11 February 2021.
Mr Sanwo-Olu, represented by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, described Mr Jakande as a great man whose life offered many lessons for media practitioners and public officers.
