Bola Tinubu

Chief Bola Tinubu
Tinubu in 2023
16th President of Nigeria
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 May 2023
Vice President	Kashim Shettima
Preceded by	Muhammadu Buhari
12th Governor of Lagos State
In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
Deputy	Kofoworola Bucknor Femi Pedro
Preceded by	Buba Marwa
Succeeded by	Babatunde Fashola
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-29) 29 March 1952 Lagos, Nigeria
Political party	All Progressives Congress (2013 to present)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Party (1992–1993) Alliance for Democracy (1998–2006) Action Congress of Nigeria (2006 to 2013)
Spouse(s)	Oluremi Tinubu
Occupation	Accountant, politician

Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current President of Nigeria. He was the governor of Lagos State . He served as a senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic.

Biography

Tinubu was born on 29 March, 1952 in Osun State, Nigeria. He did his first school at St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children's Home School in Ibadan. He studied at Richard J.Daley College in Chicago, Illinois, he was also at Chicago State University in 1975 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1979. On June 8, 2022, Tinubu won the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressive Congress scoring 1271, to defeat Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Rotimi Amaechi who scored 235 and 316 respectively.