BIOGRAPHY OF BOLA AHMED TINUBU
Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu GCFR (Grand Commander of the order of the Federal Republic) was born on March 29, 1952, this year of birth is sometimes objected by political opponents who argue that he is much older. Some reliable sources note that his age has not been verified. He is a Muslim and was born in Lagos into the merchant family of Abibatu Mogaji, the ìyálójà of Lagos. He attended Saint John's Primary School, Aroloya Lagos, before proceeding to children home school in Ibadan. He completed his undergraduate studies in the United States, first at Richards Daley College in Chicago and then at Chicago state university. He graduated in 1979 with a bachelor of science degree in accounting. He worked as an accountant for the American companies Arthur Anderson, Deloitte and GTE Services Corporation. After returning to Nigeria in 1983, he joined Mobil Oil Nigeria, and later became a company executive. He got ma...