political mathematician who ushered in the reigning Buhari/Osinbajo led federal government. There are a few things about Tinubu that you know but probably never knew, like how he became known as the Jagaban. INFORMATION NIGERIA has put together these 6 interesting facts about him…
– Also known as Jagaban, a name most people know but don’t know how it came about. The Emir of Borgu in Niger State, Hrh Alh. (Senator) Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III [Mai Borgu] in 2006 named National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator (Asiwaju) Bola Tinubu Jagaban of Borgu. The friendship between the emir and Tinubu dated back to their years in the Senate in the ‘90s.
– Just before a military take-over in December 1993, Tinubu was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State., that was how his political career began in 1992.
– 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.
– In April 2007, after the elections but before the new governor, Tunde Fashola took 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.
– 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.
– He holds a degree in Business Administration from the Chicago State University, Illinois.
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