Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- A retired professor of sociology at the University of Lagos, Lai Olurode, has described the late first civilian governor of Lagos State, Lateef Jakande, as an exceptionally accomplished public servant whose servant-leadership philosophy remains relevant decades after he left office.

Mr Olurode said this in his tributes to the late former Lagos State governor, Lateef Jakande, fondly known as LKJ, five years after his passing. Mr Jakande, aged 91, died in Lagos on 11 February 2021.

Recalling events shortly after the 1983 military coup that toppled Nigeria's civilian government, Mr Olurode narrated how Mr Jakande, alongside other political leaders, was detained by the military authorities.

He cited an incident in March...