Seasoned administrator and developmental economist, Chief Tunde Fanimokun has donated N18 billion to Lagos State University (LASU) to fund various projects and strengthen the institution’s capacity for excellence.
Chief Fanimokun – a retired Permanent Secretary in Lagos State -known for his passion for humanity through philanthropy, made the donation at LASU’s 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture titled, “The Practicability of Incorruptibility under Democratic Dispensation, Given a Good Leader: A Case Study of Jakande, the Legend.” The event honoured the legacy of the institution’s founding father and first civilian governor of the state, the late Lateef Kayode Jakande.
Speaking as the guest lecturer, Fanimokun emphasised the need for incorruptible leadership, and a collective effort to tackle corruption in Nigeria. According to him, the donation was to improve education in honour of the founding fathers.
“Jakande was a non-corruptible leader with zero tolerance for corruption. His legacy as a visionary and disciplined leader remains a model for all politicians today,’ he said.
He expressed deep concern over the country’s current state of affairs, describing it as alarming. “Nigeria is sinking,” he warned. Fanimokun added: “We must evict corruption now. Incorruptibility is possible under a democratic dispensation, but Nigerians are not taking corruption crimes seriously, and that is why people take it for granted.”
-additional information from The Guardian.