Bola Ahmed Tinubu bio, 2023 Presidential Election winner, States won, APC Politics, number of votes, wife

Bola Ahmed Tinubu bio, 2023 Presidential Election winner, States won, APC Politics, number of votes, wife

Bola Tinubu (Full Name: Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu) is a Nigerian accountant and politician best known as the former Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and the All Progressives Congress’s presidential nominee for 2023.

Every Nigerian is familiar with the name Jagaban. It is a name that denotes boldness and exceptional leadership abilities, and only Bola Tinubu, the Asiwaju of Lagos, is officially recognized as the Jagaban. Tinubu’s name was given the title “someone who leads while others follow” in the Nigerian state of Niger. He is the Borgu Kingdom’s Jagaban.

For decades, the 70-year-old politician has shaped Nigerian politics through his dominant position in the political affairs of the country’s commercial capital, Lagos. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is his name. Whether you like Tinubu or dislike his brand of politics, his name is important when discussing Nigerian politics.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu Profile

Name	Bola Tinubu
Date of Birth	March 29, 1952, in
Birth Place	Lagos
Age	71 years
Wife Name	Oluremi Tinubu

INEC declares Tinubu winner of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election

The All Progressive Congress’s (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s seventh presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes, defeating his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who received 6,984,520 votes.

With 6,101,533 votes, Peter Obi of the Labour Party took third place. NNPP came in fourth place with 1,496,687 votes.

The INEC chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu, declared the result: “Bola Tinubu of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner of the election.”

Obi reported a total of 2,466,638 registered voters, 241,523 valid votes, 249,631 votes cast, and 8,108 rejected votes.

A breakdown of the Presidential election results as presented at the National Collation Centre in Abuja. The total number of registered voters was 25,286,616 and the total number of votes cast was 24,965,218.

State He won

NIGER

APC – 375, 183 (Won)

PDP – 284, 898

LP – 80,452

BENUE

APC – 310,468 (Won)

LP – 308,372

PDP – 130, 081

FCT

APC – 90,902

LP – 281, 717 (Won)

PDP 74, 194

AKWA-IBOM

APC – 160, 620

LP – 132, 683

PDP – 214, 012 (Won)

EDO

APC – 144,471

LP – 331,163 (Won)

PDP – 89,585

ABIA

APC -8,914

LP – 327,095 (Won)

PDP – 22,676

KOGI

APC -240,751 (Won)

LP -56,217

PDP – 145,104

BAUCHI

APC – 316,694

LP – 27,373

PDP – 426,607 (Won)

PLATEAU

APC – 307, 195

LP – 466, 272 (Won)

PDP – 243,808

BAYELSA

APC – 42,572

LP – 49, 975

PDP – 68, 818 (Won)

KADUNA

APC – 399,293

LP – 294, 494

PDP – 554, 360 (Won)

KEBBI

APC – 248,088

LP – 10,682

PDP – 285,175 (Won)

KANO

APC – 517,341

LP – 28,514

PDP – 131,716

NNPP – 997, 279 (Won)

ZAMFARA

APC – 298, 396 (Won)

LP – 1660

PDP 193, 978

SOKOTO

APC – 285,444

LP – 6,568

PDP – 288,679 (Won)

CROSS RIVER

APC – 130, 520

LP – 179, 916 (Won)

PDP -95,425

DELTA

APC -90,183

LP -341,866 (Won)

PDP 161, 600

EBONYI

APC – 42, 402

LP – 259,738 (Won)

PDP 13, 503

ANAMBRA

APC – 5,111

LP – 584,621 (Won)

PDP – 9,036

OSUN

APC – 343, 945

PDP – 354,366 (Won)

LP – 23, 283

KASTINA

APC – 482, 283

LP – 63,776

PDP- 489,045 (Won)

JIGAWA

APC -421,390 (Won)
LP -1889
PDP -386,587

ADAMAWA

APC- 182,881
LP – 105,648
PDP – 417,611(Won)

GOMBE

APC- 146,977
LP- 26,160
PDP – 319,123 (Won)

LAGOS

APC- 572,606
LP- 582,454 (Won)
PDP – 75,750

ENUGU

APC- 4,772
LP- 428,640 (Won)
PDP – 15,749

YOBE

APC- 151, 459
LP- 2, 406
PDP – 198,567 (Won)

OYO

APC- 449, 884 (Won)
LP- 99,110
PDP – 182,977

OGUN

APC- 341,554 (Won)
LP- 85,829
PDP – 123,831

ONDO

APC- 369, 924 (Won)
LP- 47, 350
PDP – 115,463

KWARA

APC- 263,572 (Won)
LP- 31,186
PDP – 136,909

EKITI

APC -201,494 (Won)
PDP – 89,554
LP -11,397

NASARAWA

APC – 172, 922
LP – 191, 361(Won)
PDP – 147,093

TARABA

APC – 135,165
LP -146,315
PDP – 189,017 (Won)

BORNO

APC – 252, 282 (Won)
LP – 7,205
PDP – 190, 921

RIVERS

APC -231, 591(Won)
LP -175, 071
PDP – 88,468

IMO

APC – 66,406
LP -360,495 (Won)
PDP -30,234

Bola Tinubu Personal Life

A Muslim, Tinubu is married to a Christian, Oluremi Tinubu, who is the current Senator representing Lagos central. His mother, Abibatu Mogaji died on June 15, 2014 at the age of 96.

His children include Oluwaseyi Tinubu, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, Abibat Tinubu, and Jide Tinubu who died October 31st, 2017.

Tinubu owns a plethora of properties, some of which include:

1. The 1,000 hectares of land valued at about N75Billion located at Lakowe near Abijo at Ibeju-Lekki Local Government and given to Lekki concession company [LCC] which is partly owned by Tinubu and Fashola and being developed as golf course and housing estate by Assets and Resource Management Ltd [ARM] as ADIVA project.
2. The prime land of 157 hectares with 2.5km of Atlantic beachfront valued at about N10Billion.
3. He paid $20Million [N4.4Billion] to Ibukun Fakeye to commence the project in late 2006. Fashola was said to have released additional funding for this project when he was in power as Lagos State Governor.
4. The 14 hectares Parkview Ikoyi Estate foreshore land reclaimed by Lagos State Government is also believed to be owned by Ahmed Bola Tinubu and its valued at N3Billion.
5. The Annex of the Lagos State Guest House in Asokoro, Abuja bought by the State Government in 2006 for N450Million to protect the main house from security breach. Shortly after he left office, the property was transferred to him under the Lagos State pension plan as part of his pension as former governor of Lagos State.
6. 4, Oyinkan Abayomi [formerly Queens] Drive, Ikoyi; A 5- bedroom detached house on one acre of land which was originally the Lagos State Governor’s guest house since 1979 was acquired by Ahmed Bola Tinubu. The property valued at N450Million was signed and released to him by Fashola in 2007 shortly after Fashola assumed office.
7. Tinubu’s residence at 26Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi is said to worth over N1.5 Billion which is also part of his net worth.
8. The 250-hectares of land valued at about N35Billion and strategically located at the Ajah junction on Lekki Road which was initially meant for a General Hospital for the people of Eti-Osa is now the property of Tinubu currently in the control of Trojan Estate Ltd, a company owned by Tinubu. The property has been developed as Royal Garden Housing Estate and now worth over 200Billion.
9. Tinubu also owns some first class luxury cars, one of them is G-Wagon said to worth N600 Million and built with bullet proof and bomb detector apparatus as well as surveillance cameras.
10. He also acquired for himself sophisticated private jet worth $60Million.
11. The choice property at Lekki- Epe road on which he built the multi- billion naira Oriental Hotel and the extension of a multi storey car park beside it is said to worth N120Billion together with the hotel.
12. A Multi-level recreation center by Mobil in Oniru Estate on Lekki-Epe Expressway jointly owned with ARM and Tunji Olowofe is said to worth N25Billion.
13. Another 3.8 hectare of land at the Lagos State Fisheries Office in Victoria Island valued N3Billion is also his property.
14. The Fishery Landing jetty at Badore [where the Ilubirin fishermen were to be relocated] valued at N500Million is another choice property of Mr Tinubu.
15. The entire Ogudu foreshore scheme valued at N5Billion. Adding to the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Net Worth.
16. The Ilubinrin housing estate [which used to house Lagos State civil servants and judges up till 2007. This housing estate is worth N2.5Billion has been since acquired by Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
17. The former Julius Berger yard at Oko Orisan, Epe valued at N450Million.
18. Tinbu’s wife, Remi Tinubu, built the massive New Era foundation youth camp at the junction of Eleko, off the Lekki-Epe express road which is also part of Tinubu’s wealth.
19. TVC Radio Continental is owned by Bola Ahmed Tinubu as part of his media investments. These two media outfits is valued at N2.6Billion.
20. Oando Oil which is manged by his younger brother, Wale Tinubu is in reality owned by Bola Ahmed Tinubu himself. This oil and gas company with revenue of ?449.8 Billion and total equity of N162 Billion is the largest indigenous oil company in Nigeria.

With shares and interest in hundreds of other businesses and interests, Tinubu’s Net Worth is estimated to be N10Trillion making him probably the richest politician in Nigeria after General Ibrahim Babangida.

Why is Tinubu referred to as Asiwaju or Jagaban of Lagos?

Bola Tinubu holds several chieftaincy titles bestowed upon him by people who believe he is deserving due to his role in their affairs. Of all the titles bestowed upon him, Asiwaju or Jagaban are the most commonly used. “Asiwaju” is a Yoruba title that carries the weight of Yoruba ethical principles. It translates as “the one who leads.” The title was bestowed upon him in recognition of his contributions to the development of Lagos State during his tenure as governor. As a result, he is known as the Asiwju of Lagos State.

The title Jagaban appears to be synonymous with Asiwaju. Tinubu received it on February 26, 2006, from the Emir of Borgu in Niger State, Hrh Alh. (Senator) Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III. While announcing the Jagaban of Borgu and Yun Bana Jagaban of Borgu, the emir turbaned him and his wife, Senator Remi Tinubu.

In an excerpted speech, the emir revealed that the title bestowed upon the Asiwaju was his way of recognizing and thanking him (the emir) for his legal assistance during the Emirship squabble with the Nigerian government. While the title can be translated as ‘Boss of Bosses’ in many contexts, the emir stated that in his kingdom, it means ‘Leader of Warriors.’ It can also refer to someone in charge, powerful, and influential in the streets, a neighbourhood, or an industry.

Tinubu’s Family (Wife and Children)

Ahmed Bola Tinubu is married since 1987 which is over 3 decades to the love of his life Oluremi Tinubu, the incumbent senator of the Lagos Central senatorial district.

Tinubu’s children are 6, according to Answers Africa, they are

1. Jide,
2. Seyi,
3. Shade,
4. Zainab
5. Habibat
6. Olayinka

The first three are from the previous marriage while the rest are from his marriage to Oluremi. All of the children are fully grown and excel in their respective careers. More so, Tinubu is also family to Adewale Tinubu (Nephew), the CEO of Oando.

Bola Tinubu’s Major Political Accomplishments

• Revamped the civil and criminal procedure rule and created the Citizens Mediation Centre, a well-staffed and independent Office of the Public Defender, offering legal services for the poor.
• Instituted a reform plan that helped to improve the welfare of judicial officers, including magistrates
• Upgraded facilities at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH)
• Provided free healthcare services, including free ante-natal care for women, free eye treatments, and glasses for the visually impaired, popularly called ‘JIGI BOLA.’
• Established the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA)
• Created 37 Local Council Development Areas
• Established Five additional general hospitals in Lagos state
• Pioneered the Bus Rapid Transit System and LAGBUS
• Spear-headed the political merger that produced the APC

Tinubu’s Relevance in the APC

Bola Tinubu is currently the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) – a party he formed along with Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. The party’s primary goal was to build a stronger party that would eliminate the ruling party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), during the 2015 general election.

Tinubu’s initial target was to run as Buhari’s vice-presidential candidate but later conceded for his ally and former justice commissioner, Yemi Osibanjo. 2015 saw Tinubu’s dreams of destroying the then-ruling PDP came through as Buhari rode the APC to victory, ending the sixteen-year rule of the PDP and marking the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate.

The APC defeated the PDP a second time in the 2019 general election through his campaign effort. The ‘Jagaban,’ Bola Tinubu is rated as one of the most influential politicians in Africa in the 21st century. His firm and resolute style of politics has helped him attain several accomplishments.

One of his most outstanding achievements would be the number of politicians who served under his tutelage. They include Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president of Nigeria; Babatunde Raji Fashola, Minister of Power, Works, and Housing and one-time governor of Lagos State; Rauf Aregbesola, Osun State governor, among others.

Little wonder he is believed to have surpassed Chief Awolowo’s political record. The former gave life to the Yoruba race through his free education program. However, the latter is considered to have achieved greater success as the first Yoruba politician, whose party, while in the opposition, defeated a ruling party in a presidential election, thereby controlling the central government.

Bola Tinubu’s Major Political Accomplishments

• Revamped the civil and criminal procedure rule and created the Citizens Mediation Centre, a well-staffed and independent Office of the Public Defender, offering legal services for the poor.
• Instituted a reform plan that helped to improve the welfare of judicial officers, including magistrates
• Upgraded facilities at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH)
• Provided free healthcare services, including free ante-natal care for women, free eye treatments, and glasses for the visually impaired, popularly called ‘JIGI BOLA.’
• Established the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA)
• Created 37 Local Council Development Areas
• Established Five additional general hospitals in Lagos state
• Pioneered the Bus Rapid Transit System and LAGBUS
• Spear-headed the political merger that produced the APC

Official Result of APC primary Election

The official result of the election announced at Eagle Square, Abuja, showed that Asiwaju pulled 1,271 votes out of 2,202 accredited delegates. This shows that the former Lagos State Governor received approximately 58% of the total vote cast.

Below is the compilation of votes:

• Bola Tinubu: 1,271 votes
• Romiti Amaechi: 316 votes
• VP Yemi Osinbajo: 235 votes
• Ahmad Lawan: 152 votes
• Yahaya Bello: 47
• David Umahi: 38
• Ben Ayade: 37
• Sani Yerima: 4
• Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba: 1
• Ogbonnaya Onu: 1
• Rochas Okorocha: 0
• Tein Jack-Rich: 0
• Tunde Bakare: 0
• Pa Ikeobasi Mokelu: 0

At the age of 40, Bola Tinubu began his political career in 1992.

Bola Tinubu has always been a man endowed with natural leadership abilities. As a young man, he had a passion for politics, so he participated in departmental politics during his school years. In his final year at the University, he even ran for and won his first political office as President of the Accounting Society. Tinubu participated in financial contributions and fund-raising for community development programs in Lagos State while working for Mobil Oil after returning to his home country. He was even known to lead the Primrose Group, a political action organization that advocated for fundamental changes in Lagos State politics.

Bola’s formal political career began in 1992, when he ran for and was elected to the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, representing the Lagos West constituency. Tinubu’s political career officially began when he was 40, based on his birth date of March 17, 1952. Following the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election, Bola Tinubu and other Nigerians formed the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). This group advocated for the restoration of democracy and the recognition of the June 12 results.

Bola Tinubu went into exile in 1994 and returned in 1998 after Sani Abacha died. Bola Tinubu ran for governor of Lagos State in 1999 and was elected on the Alliance for Democracy platform (AD). On May 29, 1999, he was sworn in as the second Executive Governor of Lagos State, a day he described as “special.” He was re-elected for a second term in April 2003, after his first term had expired. During Tinubu’s tenure as governor of Lagos State, he made several decisions that aided the state’s economic and infrastructure development.

He invested heavily in education and returned many schools to their former owners; initiated new road construction needed to meet the needs of the State’s fast-growing population; and fought 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 federal government seized funds intended for state local councils due to the controversy. Despite the odds, he was able to create 37 LCDAs.

Tinubu’s tenure as Lagos State Governor ended on May 29, 2007, when the Action Congress’ Babatunde Fashola took office. Bola Tinubu was brought before the Code of Conduct Tribunal after leaving office as governor of Lagos State for the alleged illegal operation of 16 separate foreign accounts. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission cleared him and Delta State Governors James Ibori and Obong Victor Attah of all charges two years later (EFCC).

Tinubu’s Political Career and Offices Held:

• 1992 – Elected Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator for the Lagos West constituency.
• National Democratic Coalition was founded in 1993. (NADECO)
• From 1999 to 2003, he served as the second Executive Governor of Lagos State.
• 2003-2007- Began and completed his second term as Governor of Lagos State.

What is the Real Name of Bola Tinubu?

Bola Tinubu’s real name is: Yekini Amoda Ogunlere from Iragbiji Osun State. That is what is contained in his primary and secondary school certificates and that’s why he has refused to tender them before INEC.”

It was discovered that the claim had once gone viral on nairaland in August 2014 and is only being recirculated.

On Twitter, a user @Officialmanny4 had also alleged that, “Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s real name as contained in his primary school certificate is ‘Yekini Amoda Ogunlere’ from Iragbiji Osun state. He changed to Tinubu after being wanted for drugs related crime in the 70s in US. That’s why he didn’t tender them (the certificates) to INEC.”

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Friday published the personal particulars of 16 presidential candidates and their running mates who will be contesting the 2023 presidential election.

Tinubu did not provide any information on his primary and secondary education neither did he attach certificates for his tertiary education.
Instead, he attached an affidavit to the INEC form where he claimed that his certificates were stolen after he went on exile during the late General Sani Abacha era.

The affidavit reads:

I went on self-exile from October 1994 to October 1998. When I returned, I discovered that all my property, including all the documents relating to my qualifications and my certificates in respect of paragraph three above, were looted by unknown persons.
My house was a target of series of searches by various security agents from the time the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was forced to adjourn following the military takeover of government of 17th November, 1993.
I was the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, banking and finance. I was also a plaintiff in one of the two suits against the interim national government in 1993.
I went on exile when it became clear to me that my life was in danger,” Tinubu said in his claim.

However, Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, didn’t capture any previous change in Tinubu’s name.
Nigerians have been reacting to Tinubu’s inability to state the names of schools he attended and produce copies of his certificates.

This claim is believed to have fuelled such speculations that he either did not school as presumed or he is hiding some details about himself that could mar his chances in the forthcoming election.

There is no sufficient evidence to support the claim that Bola Ahmed Tinubu changed his name in the past for whatever reasons and he has always held that he is from Lagos State.

Where is Bola Tinubu Originally from?

Many people may mistake Lagos for the Asiwaju’s native home because of his popularity in Nigeria’s commercial heart. Bola Tinubu is a native of Osun State. He is the son of Abibatu Mogaj, a well-known Nigerian business magnate who served as the Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men’s yál’jà.

How Old is Tinubu’s First Son?

From previous relationships, he fathered three children: Kazeem Olajide Tinubu (12 October 1974 – 31 October 2017), Folashade Tinubu (born 17 June 1976), and Oluwaseyi Tinubu (born 13 October 1985), whose mother is rumoured to be the former air hostess and prophetess Bunmi Oshonike.

How Many Wives Does Tinubu Have?

As of May 2022, Bola Tinubu is married to Oluremi Tinubu, an RCCG pastor and senator. The couple met through Oluremi’s elder sister. According to Oluremi, she saw kindness in Tinubu’s eyes and that was the attraction for her.

Oluremi told TVC News:

“What I saw in him was his eyes. I saw the kindness in his eyes. I would say that was what really attracted me”

Tinubu and his wife Remi got married in 1987. However, there are reports that she is not the first wife of Tinubu.

Bola Tinubu Fist Wife

Bola Tinubu allegedly married his first wife, who also happened to be the mother of his first two children. She died in 2018 after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to sources. Tinubu’s first wife is largely unknown because the former Lagos State governor has never publicly admitted to having an ex-wife.