Until 1983, Tinubu has been working for various companies in the United States, such as GTE Services Corporation and Deloitte. After returning to Nigeria, he started working at Mobil Oil Nigeria and later became an executive at this company.
In 1992, he began his career as a politician, when he was elected to the Nigerian Senate. After the annulment of 1993 Presidential elections, he became one of the creators of National Democratic Coalition. But shortly after that he left Nigeria for 4 years, until his return in 1998.
In 1999 he was elected as Executive Governor of Lagos state and was reelected for the same position in 2003. In 2007, he was replaced by Babatunde Fashola. During his years in the office, he heavily invested in education and growing infrastructure.
Currently he is considered to be a rather influential member of All Progressive Congress, in addition to his chieftaincies as the Jagaban of the Borgu Kingdom in Niger State and the Asiwaju of Lagos.
Fun facts and controversies
♦ Two years ago, rumors started circulating about Bola Tinubu’s health. Some claimed that he has been battling something resembling Parkinson’s for more than a decade. He also had to take an urgent trip to the United States that many thought it was health-related. Although, upon his return, Tinubu disproved those rumors, claiming that he was in good health.
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