Bola Ahmed Tinubu Net Worth and Biography

Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a Nigerian politician and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress with an estimated net worth of $8.4 Billion. He served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and Senator for Lagos West during the brief Third Republic. He recently emerged as the 2023 Presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress. Ashiwaju who is also known as the Jagaban of Lagos and the Lion of Bourdilion is known for his political influence as well as controversies across the 36 of the nation. Here is how Tinubu acquired his $8.4 billion net worth.

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Biography

Bola Ahmed Tinubu was born in Osun State on March 29, 1952.  He attended St. John’s Primary School in  Lagos and Children’s Home School in Ibadan. He then went to the United States in 1975, where he studied first at Richard J. Daley College in Chicago, Illinois, and then at Chicago State University. He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

Tinubu began his career working with Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, and GTE Services Corporation in the United States. He returned to Nigeria in 1983 and joined Mobil Oil Nigeria as an accountant, where he rose through the ranks to become a senior executive.

Political Career

All progressive Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Tinubu began his political career in 1992 as a member of the Social Democratic Party where he was part of the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua faction. He was elected to the Senate, representing the Lagos West constituency in the short-lived Nigerian Third Republic.

He was also one of the founding members of the pro-democracy National Democratic Coalition, a group that mobilized support for the restoration of democracy and recognition of Moshood Abiola as the winner of the 12 June 1993 presidential election after it was annulled by the Babaginda regime.

Following the seizure of power as military head of state of General Sani Abacha, Tinubu was forced into exile in 1994 and returned to the country in 1998 after the death of the military dictator, which ushered in the transition to the Fourth Nigerian Republic.

Tinubu became the Governor of Lagos State after he won the 1999 gubernatorial election through the party Alliance for Democracy. He reportedly designed the master plan responsible for the infrastructural and economical development of the state

As one of the founding fathers of the All Progressive Congress, Tinubu is one of the people responsible for stopping the People’s Democratic Party 16 year rule. He is often regarded as a kingmaker in the party by virtue of the role he played in the emergence of President Buhari in 2015. He also supported Buhari’s re-election in 2019, defeating the PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar.

Honors and Accolades

According to reports, Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is responsible for the economic and infrastructural development of Lagos. He reportedly designed a master plan concerning the development of the state during his tenure as the governor. It is generally believed that the plan is responsible for the development of the state.

He also holds the tribal aristocratic title of Asiwaju, given to him by the Oba of Lagos, who holds a ceremonial position as the traditional leader of the state of Lagos. He was appointed as the Jagaban of Borgu kingdom in Niger State, Nigeria by the late Emir of Borgu, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Haliru Dantoro III.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu Net Worth

Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the richest politician in the country and one of the richest on the continent, with an estimated net worth of $8.4 Billion. Aside from his political career, Bola Tinubu is an astute businessman with several businesses across the country. Some of his alleged owned businesses are Lagos Oriental Hotel, TVC Television and Radio, Radio Continental, Ikeja Shopping mall, Oando PLC, and many others businesses.

As stated Earlier Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has an estimated net worth of $8.4 Billion. The former Lagos State Governor has landed property all across the country. His Bourdillon mansion in Ikoyi is one of the most expensive houses in the country with an estimated value of N1.5 billion. He also owns a $60 million Bombardier Global Express XRS private jet and a fleet of expensive cars that include a G wagon, Mercedes Benz, and range rover.