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Nigerian politician (1935–2016) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rafiu Jafojo (6 December 1935 – 23 April 2016) was a Nigerian politician. He was the deputy governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983.[1]
Rafiu Jafojo | |
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Deputy Governor of Lagos State | |
In office 1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983 | |
Governor | Lateef Jakande |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 December 1935 |
Died | 23 April 2016 80) | (aged
He worked as a building inspector with the Ikeja Town Planning Authority. He left for England In 1961 where he got a National Certificate in Building Engineering from Hackney Technical College in 1966 and Higher National Certificate from Brixon School of Engineering.[2] In 1969, he obtained an Advanced Certificate in Building Technology from Northern Polytechnic, Holloway (now University of North London) in 1970.[3]
On 1 October 1979, Jafojo, alongside Lateef Jakande was sworn in as the first democratically elected deputy governor of Lagos. [4]
The Rafiu Jafojo Park in Shasha Alimosho, Lagos was commissioned in December 2017 in Rafiu's memory.[5]
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