Bola Ahmed Tinubu aka Jagaban a feared and popular figure in Nigeria politics now and in many years to come. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently the most successful Lagos state politician ever. The man that massively contributed to break the 16 years rule of PDP with the help of other political parties at that time. Bola Tinubu net worth shouldn’t come as a surprise to you, because he is the type of people that controls secret wealth.
He is a man both feared and loved by his party All Progressive Congress (APC) and opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), might even be immortalized after his death.
Let’s do some digging about the man himself, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, also known as Jagaban of Borgu Kingdom in Niger State, Nigeria.
- Nationality: Nigeria
- Date of Birth: March 29, 1952
- Occupation: Politics
- Net Worth: $32.7 Billion
Biography
His full name are Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu and was born in Lagos State, Nigeria
Education
Bola Ahmed Tinubu started his education when he attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and also Children’s Home School in Ibadan attended.
In 1975 Tinubu went to USA where he first attended Richard J. Daley College in Chicago, Illinois, and then proceeded to the Chicago State University where he graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
Family
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is married to Senator Oluremi Tinubu. He is blessed with four children namely Jide Tinubu(now late), Oluwaseyi Tinubu, Abibat Tinubu and Folashade Tinubu(Iyaloja General).
Political Career
Before Bola Tinubu ventured into politics in 1992 he has worked for Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, Haskins, & Sells, and GTE Services Corporation all America companies and in 1983 he returned to Nigeria and worked for Mobil Oil Nigeria.
Bola Tinubu was elected as a Senator on the platform of the Social Democratic Party(SDP) where he represented Lagos West constituency but the elections was annulled in 1993 during the military dictator rule of Sani Abacha.
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After the death of Sani Abacha in 1998 which ushered in a transition to civilian rule, Bola Tinubu ran for the post of Governor and won the elections on the platform of Alliance for Democracy(AD) 1999 and ruled till 2007.
Some of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Properties
Though some of these properties have neither be confirmed or denied by Tinubu, would list out some of the properties.
- 1. Oriental Hotel
- 2. Falomo Shopping Complex
- 3. First Nation Airline
- 4. Lekki Concession Company
- 5. Apapa Amusement Park
- 6. Maiyegun Land Project
- 7. The Nation Newspaper
- 8. Renaissance Hotel
- 9. Tejuoso Market (Joint ownership)
- 10. Ikeja Shopping Mall
- 11. TV Continental
- 12. Converted Lagos Poly land for TVC
- 13. Owned NNPC Office building in Lagos
- 14. Radio Continental
- 15. Owned School of Nursing building in Lagos
- 16. Tax Collector of Lagos State (owns Alpha Beta, a company Prof. Osinbajo is a
director) - 17. Oando Oil (Receives over $500 million dollars annually from government petroleum subsidy)
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With all these properties and shares in multiple companies, this man is believed to be one of the richest politicians we have in Nigeria. Going by our calculations, Bola Tinubu net worth is estimated to be $32.7 billion
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