TINUBU, Asiwaju (Dr.) Senator Bola Adekunle Ahmed

Born March 29, 1952
in

Lagos

Tinubu

Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1993, he also was elected governor of Lagos State (1999 – 2007). He is said to be among Nigeria's most successful politicians ever. He is currently the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 elections
Gender: Male
Name of Spouse Senator Oluremi Tinubu
State of Origin: Lagos State
Father's Name
Mother's Name Lt. Chief Abibatu Mogaji

NAMES OF CHILDREN: Jide Tinubu(now late), Oluwaseyi Tinubu, Abibat Tinubu and Folashade Tinubu (Iyaloja General).

Profession Accountant , Politician
Working Experience After graduation, Bola Tinubu with worked with Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, Haskins, & Sells, and GTE Services Corporation, both in the United States of Nigeria. In the year 1983, he returned to Nigeria, and secured a jib with Mobil Oil Nigeria, where he rose to the position of an executive in the company.

All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 elections

Previous Appointments:

– Arthur Anderson, USA;

– Deloittee, Haskins & Sells, USA;

– GTE Services Corporation, USA;

– Consultant, Fortune 500 Groups, USA;

– Senior Auditor, Mobil Oil Nigeria;

– Treasurer, Mobil OIL Nigeria, Ltd;

– Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, 1993;

– Executive Governor, Lagos State, 1999-2007

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
– Fellow, Yaba College of Technology, 2004.

St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos; Children's Home School, Ibadan; Richard J. Daley College, Chicago, Illinois; Chicago State University, 1979
Yes

All Progressives Congress (APC)

Traditional Titles
– Asiwaju of Lagos, 2001;
– Jagaban of the Borgu Kingdom, 2006;
– Akinrogun of Lagos;
– Bobagunwa of Ikateland;
– Aare of Ile-Oluji

AWARDS AND HONOURS
– Recipient, Distinguished Alumnus Award by Chicago State University, 2001;
– Recipient, The Outstanding Alumni Award by National Association of Community Colleges of America, April 2002;
– Recipient, Top Seal Award for Leadership, 2002;
– Recipient, Good Governance and Judicial Excellence Award by Alliance for Democracy Lawyer’s Forum, January 2003;
– Recipient, Fellowship Award of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria for Contribution to the Nigerian nation and to humanity, 2005;
– Recipient, Most Outstanding Southern Award by City People, 8th edition;
– Recipient, Governor of the Year, 11th Annual This Day’a Awards for Excellence, 2006;
– Patron, Kora All Africa Music Awards, 2008;
– Chief Patron, Wole Soyinka Africa Portrait Competition, 2009.

INTERNATIONAL/FOREIGN DECORATIONS
– Commander in the Order of the Crown, by the Belgium Government, June 2004

HONOURARY DEGREES AND AWARDING INSTITUTIONS
– Recipient, LLD (Honoris Causa) by Abia State University, Ututru, November 2001;
– Doctor of Science in Public Administration, 2005.

26 Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi

Bola Tinubu joined politics in the year 1992. Then he contested for, and won election as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, representing the Lagos West constituency. After the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election, Bola Tinubu founded National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) with some other Nigerians, a group that advocated for the restoration of democracy and recognition of the 12 June results. In the year 1994, Bola Tinubu went into exile and later came back in the year 1998 when Sani Abacha died.

In the year 1999, Bola Tinubu contested for the position of the governor of Lagos State and was elected in the platform of Alliance For Democracy (AD). In April 2003, after the expiration of his first term in office, he was re-elected for a second term.

Ahmed Tinubu became a member of the Social Democratic Party, SDP In 1992.

As a result of his devotion and passion for politics, he joined the people’s front fraction. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua was the leader of the faction.

He went into exile after the 1993 Nigeria coup d’etat which the defence minister, Sani Abacha, led on November 17.

Describing his exile journey, Tinubu had in an interview said; “I disguised with a huge turban and babanriga and escaped into Benin Republic on a motorbike. My old Hausa friend gave the clothes to me. In fact, when I appeared to Kudirat Abiola, she didn’t know that I was the one! I gave her some information and some briefing. I left at 1 a.m. While in Benin Republic, I was still coming to Badagry to ferry people, organise and coordinate the struggle with others on ground. We put a group together, ferrying NADECO people across. It was a very challenging time. I can’t forget people like Segun Maiyegun and other young guys in the struggle. I would come from Benin to hold meetings with them and sneak back.“

Coming back from exile in 1998, he soon gained the limelight and became the governor of Lagos state in May 1999. He’s known worldwide for creating 37 LGAs in the state. He reigned as a governor for eight good years!

Bola Tinubu is the godfather of many prominent politicians in Lagos state.

Bola Tinubu is a man surrounded by several controversies. A few of them include;
#1. In 2019, eyewitnesses saw two bullion vans entering his mansion on the eve of the election which he claimed contained his money and not ballot boxes.
#2. Social media has always countered that he’s constantly changing his real age on his Wikipedia page. They claimed his real date of birth is 29th March 1942, Tinubu remained silent over the issue.

Following the victory by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 2007 elections, Bola Tinubu was active in negotiations to bring together the fragmented opposition parties into a “mega-party” capable of challenging the PDP in 2011. In July 2009, he called for implementation of electoral reforms spelled out in the Uwais report to ensure that the 2011 elections would be as free and fair as the elections of 1993 had been. In December 2009 there were reports that Babatunde Fashola and Bola Tinubu had fallen out over the issue of whether Fashola should run for reelection in 2011, with Tinubu said to be supporting the Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire.
Tinubu formed a new party alongside Muhammadu Buhari a party which was named All Progressive Congress (APC). The goal was to build a stronger party to get rid of the ruling party PDP.
In 2015 Tinubu’s target became a success as APC won the presidential elections and most of the polls across the country

Last Update

“Please send your updated CV to: [email protected]” – Editor

© Blerf

All entries available on this Website shall be updated from time to time in order to add, modify or amend the information or contents of an existing entry. Accordingly, no legal proceedings whatsoever shall be entertained by the biographer on account of any information deemed to be inadequate or incomplete.

CONTACT US

We're not around right now. But you can send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap.

Sending

©2024 Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Powered by 24hubs

Log in with your credentials

Forgot your details?