Duke of Shomolu Productions has concluded plans to produce the play Babakekere in honour of former Lagos State Governor, the late Alhaji Lateef Jakande.
Babakekere is an incisive depiction of the life and times of one of Nigeria’s most accomplished historical figures.
It will be presented at the prestigious Glover Hall, Marina, Lagos in March.
Producer of the play, Mr. Joseph Edgar, said the project has already received the support of the Lagos State Government who emerged principal sponsor of the project.
The late Jakande played very critical roles in birthing indigenous media and was very selfless in the periods directly after independence working closely with the late sage Chief Obafemi Awolowo and continued to be a major factor in National development up to his recent passing in 2020.
Babakekere aligns very perfectly with the vision of the Duke of Shomolu’s vision of telling very positive historical stories to a new audience with the strong hope of rebuilding and refocusing our national narrative.
The firm has in the recent past staged some very expressive and deeply appreciated plays like the very exciting Isale Eko, Emotan, Awo and Aremu which depicted former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Babakekere is written and directed by Makinde Adeniran.
