National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu stands tall among leaders in Nigeria.
He is regarded as a patriotic elder statesman and
Pan-Africanist who remains a great inspiration to African youths.
Here are 10 facts you may not know about Tinubu, who clocks
69 today.
1. He was born and christened Adekunle Bola Ahmed Tinubu on
March 29, 1952 in Lagos, Nigeria.
2. He attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya Lagos and
Children’s Home School in Ibadan. Tinubu then went to the United States in 1975
where he studied first at Richard J. Daley College in Chicago, Illinois, and
then at Chicago State University.
3. He is a degree holder in Accounting from Chicago State
University.
4. For his academic prowess, he was awarded the prestigious
Sumna cum laude (a latin phrase meaning “with highest honor.”) for scoring 3.54
out of possible 4.0 GP.
5. With his successful academic profile, young Tinubu
contested and won his first political election as President of the Accounting
Society of the institution in his final year at the University.
6. He worked with Arthur Anderson, Deloitte and Sells and
GTE Services Corporation. He joined Mobil Oil, Nigeria in 1983 after returning
to Nigeria.
7. He holds the titles of Asiwaju of Lagos and the Jagaban
of the Borgu Kingdom in Niger State, Nigeria.
8. During his eight-year rule as Lagos Governor, he made
large investments in education and also returned many schools to the original
owners.
9. He is blessed with three children: Oluwaseyi Tinubu,
Abibat Tinubu and Folashade Tinubu (Iyaloja General).
10. On March 28, 2021, Tinubu visited Emir of Kano, in his
advocacy towards national integration for growth and development.
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