President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a seasoned politician, businessman, and philanthropist.
His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the 16th and current president of Nigeria. He was born on March 29th, 1952. He grew in the Southwestern of Nigeria, born in Lagos state into the merchant family of Abibatu Mogaji, the Ìyál’ọ́jà of Lagos.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and proceeded to Children Home School in Ibadan. For His secondary school education, he attended Government college, Ibadan.
In 1975, Tinubu moved to United States for his undergraduate studies. First at Richard J. Daley College in Chicago and then at Chicago State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1979 at the age of 27.
He later went on to further his education, earning an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1983.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned back to Nigeria in the 1990s, he joined the pro-democracy movement. That’s how his political journey began! In 1993, he joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and contested for the Lagos West Senatorial seat, he won the election, but was annulled by the military government.
In 1998, he joined the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and ran for the Lagos State Governor’s office, winning the 1999 elections. He served two terms, from 1999 to 2007, and is widely credited with transforming Lagos into one of Africa’s most dynamic cities.
In early 2022, Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced his intention to run for president of Nigeria under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party. His campaign slogan was “Renewed Hope,” and he positioned himself as a bridge-builder who could unite the country and move it forward.
After emerging as the APC’s candidate, Tinubu went on to run a hard-fought campaign, traveling extensively across the country, engaging with different groups and constituencies, and making his case to Nigerians.
In 2023, he contested in the presidential election and emerged the winner defeating his main rival, Atiku Abubakar, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He won with 8,794,726 votes, compared to Atiku’s 6,984,520 votes.
On May 29, 2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu became the president of Nigeria.
His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s journey is a fascinating one filled with so much resilience.