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Top 10 Facts About Bola Tinubu That Every Nigerian Must Know
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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been one of the top leaders of the All Progressives Congress and he 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.
In this article on EKO HOT BLOG, we would be looking at top 10 Facts about Bola Tinubu Nigerians must know.
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 Summa cum laude (a Latin phrase meaning “with the highest honour.”) for scoring 3.54 out of a 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 their original owners.
9. He is blessed with three children: Oluwaseyi Tinubu, Abibat Tinubu and Folashade Tinubu (Iyaloja General).
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10. He is one of the top Presidential aspirants for the 2023 elections under the APC, and there are several speculations, that he would emerge as the legitimate candidate of the party.
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