Chief "Asiwaju" Bola Ahmed Tinubu Net Worth

Chief "Asiwaju" Bola Ahmed Tinubu was born on March 29, 1952, and he entered the Nigerian political scene in 1992. He was Nigeria's 12th governor of Lagos State from May 29, 1999, until May 29, 2007, when Babatunde Raji Fashola took over.

In 1993, he was elected to the position of senator for the Lagos West seat in Lagos State, beginning his career in politics. He is not only a politician, but also a certified public accountant. The most influential politician in the southwest of Nigeria and the second-richest politician overall is Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

One noteworthy aspect of Tinubu's education is worth noting. He attended a children's home school in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria, after beginning at St. John's elementary school in Aroloya, Lagos.

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"Jagaban" is another name for Ahmed. He completed his secondary school overseas, attending Chicago, Illinois's Richard J. Daley College.

Let's go back to the time when he began to develop influence within the Nigerian government. Ahmed Tinubu joined the SDP (Social Democratic Party). In 1992. He joined the people's front fraction due to his loyalty to and love of politics. The faction's head was Shehu Musa Yar'Adua. After the November 17 coup d'état in Nigeria in 1993, which was conducted by Sani Abacha, the defense minister, he left the country.

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After returning from exile in 1998, he quickly rose to fame and was elected governor of Lagos state in May 1999. He is renowned around the world for founding 37 LGAs in the state. He had eight successful years in office as governor!

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What else? He made multiple attempts to ensure the APC candidates won the 2015 elections because of his animosity for the PDP. The northerners greatly admire him as a result of this.

He is regarded as the second-richest politician in Nigeria and is thought to be worth at least $4 billion. He is well known for being extremely wealthy according to a remark he made during a political campaign that he was wealthier than the state of Osun (at the time). Many Nigerians were led to assume that he did, in fact, have influence over important financial resources in the nation as a result of his statement.

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