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Meet Bola Tinubu by Hammefeez: 9:25am On May 04, 2015 |
Hate him or like him.........if angel visit you early in the morning and ask you if you would take the offer to live like Bola Tinubu despite your hate post anywhere you see his name on social media, i'm sure you will say YES and then explain to the angel that everybody must not like a good leader. Cheers! . Bola Ahmed Tinubu aka Jagaban (born 29 March 1952) was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1993, just before a military take-over in December 1993. After the return to democracy, he was elected governor of Lagos State, holding office from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is an influential member of the All Progressives Congress party; he also holds both the chieftaincy of the Asiwaju of Lagos and that of the Jagaban of the Borgu Kingdom in the Northern Niger State of Nigeria. He is the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) party with the newly elected president Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd). Background Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu was born on 29 March 1952 in the city of Lagos. He attended St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children's Home School in Ibadan. Tinubu 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. He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. [1] Tinubu worked for American companies Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, Haskins, & Sells, and GTE Services Corporation.[2] After returning to Nigeria in 1983 BolaTinubu obtained work with Mobil Oil Nigeria, becoming an executive of the company. [3] Bola Tinubu is an astute politician. Early political career His political career began in 1992, when he was elected to the Nigerian Senate representing the Lagos West constituency in the short-lived Nigerian Third Republic. [4] After the results of the 12 June 1993 presidential elections were annulled, Tinubu became a founding member of the pro-democracy National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), which mobilized support for the restoration of democracy and recognition of the 12 June results. He went into exile in 1994 and returned to the country in 1998 after the death of military dictator Sani Abacha, which ushered in a transition to civilian rule.[5] In the run-up to the 1999 elections, Bola Tinubu was a protégé of Alliance for Democracy (AD) leaders Abraham Adesanya and Ayo Adebanjo.[6] He won the AD primaries for the Lagos State gubernatorial elections in competition with Funsho Williams and Wahab Dosunmu, a former Minister of Works and Housing.[7] In April 1999, he stood for the position of Executive Governor of Lagos State on the AD ticket and was elected.[8] Lagos State governor When he assumed office in May 1999, Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised 10,000 housing units for the poor.[9] During his eight-year period of office, he made large investments in education in the state.[10] He also initiated new road construction, required to meet the needs of the fast- growing population of the state.[11] The Oloye Tinubu, alongside a new deputy governor, Femi Pedro, won re-election to office as Governor in April 2003. All other states in the South West fell to the People's Democratic Party.[12] He was involved in a struggle with the Federal government over whether Lagos State had the right to create new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to meet the needs of its large population. The controversy led to the Federal government seizing funds meant for local councils in the state.[13] During the later part of his term in office, he was engaged in continuous clashes with PDP powers such as Adeseye Ogunlewe, a former Lagos State senator who became minister of works, and Bode George, southwest chairman of the PDP.[14] Relations between Bola Tinubu and deputy governor Femi Pedro became increasingly tense after Pedro declared his intention to run for the gubernatorial elections. Femi Pedro competed to become the AC candidate for governor in the 2007 elections, but withdrew his name on the eve of the party nomination. He defected to the Labour Party while still keeping his position as deputy governor. [15] Tinubu's tenure as Lagos State Governor ended on 29 May 2007 when Babatunde Fashola of the Action Congress took office.[16] Fashola had been Chief of Staff to Bola Tinubu.[17] Later career In April 2007, after the elections but before the new governor had taken over, the Federal Government brought Asiwaju Bola Tinubu before the Code of Conduct Tribunal for trial over alleged illegal operation of 16 separate foreign accounts.[18] In January 2009 the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission cleared Bola Tinubu and governors James Ibori of Delta State and Obong Victor Attah of Akwa Ibom State of charges of conspiracy, money laundering, abuse of office and official corruption in relation to a sale of V-mobile network shares in 2004.[19] In September 2009 however there were reports that the British Metropolitan Police were investigating a transaction in which the Lagos State government made an investment in Econet (now Airtel). Bola Tinubu said the transaction was straightforward and profitable to the state, with no intermediaries involved.[20] The Federal Government rejected a request by Britain to release evidence needed for further investigation and prosecution of the three Nigerian ex- governors in a London court.[21] In March 2009 there were reports that a plot had been identified to kill Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The Alliance for Democracy called on Inspector General Police, Mike Okiro to conduct a thorough investigation.[22] 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.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] Fashola later relented and threw his full weight behind Akinwunmi Ambode, the current gubernatorial candidate for APC. Personal life Tinubu is married to Oluremi Tinubu, the current Senator of central Lagos State.[citation needed] His mother, Abibatu Mogaji died on June 15, 2013 at the age of 96.[26] 1 Like |
Re: Meet Bola Tinubu by deltalife(m): 9:32am On May 04, 2015 |
Waiting good response I don't like the fact that the guy is just buying up Nigeria but I think I like him. |
Re: Meet Bola Tinubu by Nobody: 9:35am On May 04, 2015 |
Person weh dhe use all of una star I hate "change" |
Re: Meet Bola Tinubu by Hammefeez: 10:09am On May 04, 2015 |
OREMUSSANCTUS: Anyway, i pray God free you from the bondage..... |
Re: Meet Bola Tinubu by Nobody: 10:11am On May 04, 2015 |
Hammefeez:Noted! |
Re: Meet Bola Tinubu by Hammefeez: 10:17am On May 04, 2015 |
OREMUSSANCTUS: scroll up....read your post again.... Hmnnnnn... God know the best sha! Abeg No spoil my Post ooo . smile... @lalasticlala @ishilove |
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