Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Educational Background

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was born in Lagos, Nigeria to the illustrious Tinubu Family. He attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children’s Home School in Ibadan, South West of Nigeria. He attended Richard Daley College, Chicago Illinois, where he earned a place in the honors list of the College. He subsequently proceeded to Chicago State University, Illinois where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting and Management). At Chicago State, he won the Outstanding Student’s Award, The University Scholar’s Award and the Certificate of Merit in Accounting and Finance. On his arrival in the U.S. in 1975 and with the support of an ever-encouraging mother, this courageous youth, motivated by an unflinching zeal to succeed, did not mind taking on menial jobs such as dishwashing, night-guard and cab driving to help pay his way through school.

Professional History

Upon graduation, Bola Tinubu was recruited and hired by the renowned accounting firm Arthur Anderson, Deloitte Haskins and Sells (now called Deloitte Haskins and Touche) and GTE Service Corporation – the largest Communication and Utility Company in the United States of America. At Deloitte Haskins and Sells, the young and professional Bola broadened his experience by participating in the auditing and management consultancy services of General Motors, First National Bank of Chicago, Procter and Gamble, International Harvester, General Electric and other Fortune 500 firms.

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In time and seeing the need for fundamental progressive change in Nigeria, Bola Tinubu opted to fully engage in public service thus putting aside his lucrative position at Mobil. His first foray into active politics was as a founding member of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP). In 1992, he was elected as a Distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic Nigeria representing Lagos West Senatorial District. At the National Assembly, he excelled as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Finance, Appropriation and Currency – a foremost committee of the Senate. With the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and the extension of military rule, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu became a founding member of the famous pro-democracy group, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) which, for several years, confronted the military regime in order to establish a democratic Nigeria.

A Family Man

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is happily married to Oluremi Tinubu, the current Senator representing Lagos central, who is a foremost advocate for social welfare and the rights as well as a respected educator, administrator, philanthropist and Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). Their union is blessed with children and grandchildren.

A Sterling Performer

Upon assuming office in May 1999, Bola Tinubu attracted the best talent into his administration. Together they drafted a visionary yet practical Action Plan for the state. The result was the Ten-Point Agenda focusing on education, health care, job creation/poverty alleviation, power and water supply, public transportation/traffic management, physical planning/environmental renewal, infrastructure renewal, justice/law and order, food security and public sector reform. Tinubu’s visionary administration improved and reformed governance by creating new ministries such as Housing, Physical Planning Sports and Youth Development as well as Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Throughout his tenure, Asiwaju Tinubu brought seasoned and accomplished technocrats into government as Commissioners and Special Advisers in their areas of expertise.

A Dynamic Leader Of Men ,Ready To Serve

Bola Ahmed Tinubu holds numerous traditional titles, he is the Jagabarn of Borgu Niger State & Ashiwaju Of Lagos (Leader Of Lagos). These titles amongst many attests to the true character of Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a uniquely distinct leader, who has a Pedigree of grooming the very best of leaders and enabling them via his support ,mentorship & encouragement to become the very best in their professional and public life of service.

Ashiwaju as a dogged promoter of democracy joined forces with other democrats to form. NADECO which championed the return of Nigeria to democratic rule & actualization of MKO Abiola’s Mandate after the annulment of the June 12, 1993, Elections.