9 facts about Bola Tinubu as he celebrates his birthday

Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu marks his birthday today, March 29, and to celebrate this glorious day with him, MyNigeria presents nine facts about the former Lagos state governor.

Here are some facts about Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu born on March 29, 1952.

1. He is a Nigerian politician and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress.

2. He was Lagos State Governor from 1999 to 2007.

3. He attended St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children's Home School in Ibadan, South West of Nigeria. Tinubu 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.

4. During the eight-year period of his being in office, he made large investments in education in the state.

5. Tinubu supported former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari to win to the election as the president of Nigeria.

6. He is a Muslim and married to Oluremi Tinubu, the current Senator of the Lagos Central Senatorial District.

7. He holds both the chieftaincies of the Asiwaju of Lagos and the Jagaban of Borgu Kingdom in Niger State, Nigeria.

8. He has been alleged to contest for the presidential election in 2023.

9. 69-year-old Bola Tinubu also released a book titled 'A toast to excellence'.