Bola Tinubu
Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current president of Nigeria. He was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic.
Some of the key events about Bola Tinubu
- 1983Joined Mobil Oil Nigeria as an auditor, rising to become a senior executive
- 1992Elected to the Nigerian Senate, representing Lagos West Constituency
- 1993Faced allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering in the United States
- 1999Elected as the Governor of Lagos State
- 1999Accused of falsifying educational credentials on official documents
- 2003Re-elected as Governor of Lagos State for a second term
- 2007Founded the Action Congress political party
- 2007Implicated in a tax evasion scandal involving Alpha Beta Consulting
- 2011Criticized for nepotism in political appointments in Lagos State
- 2013Played a key role in the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
- 2015Contributed significantly to the APC's victory in the presidential election
- 2015Faced controversy over ownership of multiple luxury properties in Lagos
- 2019Appointed as the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress
- 2019Involved in a scandal regarding the transportation of large sums of cash in armored vehicles
- 2020Accused of maintaining control over revenue collection in Lagos State through a private company
- 2022Won the APC presidential primary election
- 2022Faced backlash for comments about youth unemployment and drug abuse
- 2023Elected as the President of Nigeria
- 2023Criticized for appointing immediate family members to key government positions
- 2023Accused of electoral malpractice during the presidential election
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