Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said the legacy left behind by the first civilian governor of the state, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, would remain with Lagosians for a long time.
He said Jakande, a former Minister of Works, laid a foundation that nobody can erase in Lagos.
Describing him as a detribalized Nigerian who was outstanding in all his achievements, Sanwo-Olu said the deceased will continue to live in the hearts of Lagosians and Nigerians at large till eternity.
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He said this while speaking at the 40th-day memorial service of the late Alhaji Lateef Jakande at the Chapel of Christ The Light, Alausa in Ikeja.
The Governor said, “This service is indeed deserving for our late father, the first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande. We cannot celebrate him enough and we will continue to celebrate him forever for the life that this detribalized Nigerian and outstanding Lagosian lived.
“He built the foundation that all of us are enjoying today. He will continue to live in the hearts of several children and even unborn children because he has indeed laid the foundation for something that nobody can erase.
“Romans 14:8 says that; ‘For if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.’ This is synonymous with today’s sermon titled ‘The righteous lives forever.’ So when we say the righteous will live forever, indeed we can say that Baba Jakande has earned it and we know that he will live forever.”
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Reading from Isaiah 41:10, Governor Sanwo-Olu urged the family of the deceased to have faith in God Almighty.
He said, “Isaiah 41:10 says ‘Do not fear; for I am with you: be not be dismayed; for I am thy God: I will uphold you with my right hand.’ God will uphold the wife and children of Alhaji Lateef Jakande forever. Lord will also uphold Lagos State and every one of us.”
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