His supporters say he improved roads, trash collection and other services in the chaotic city, but many Lagosians say it remains deeply dysfunctional. He first got involved in politics in the 1990s and was elected governor of Lagos when military rule ended in 1999. consultancy firms, he returned to Nigeria in the 1980s and worked for the branch of the Mobil oil company as an auditor. He graduated from Chicago State University in 1979 with a degree in business administration.Īfter working for U.S.
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In the 1970s, he emigrated to the United States, where he worked as a dishwasher, taxi driver and night guard to fund his studies. A spokesman for Tinubu's campaign did not respond to repeated requests for comment.Ī biography on his campaign website says Tinubu was born in Lagos in 1952, to a Muslim family from the Yoruba ethnic group, the majority in southwest Nigeria. The 70-year-old does not respond to such allegations, tending instead to ignore them. Tinubu supporters portray him as an effective administrator with a track record of picking competent technocrats.Ĭritics say he awards lucrative contracts and plum jobs to loyalists and has in the past turned to so-called area boys, who informally control the streets of Lagos and attend his rallies en masse, to intimidate opponents if he does not get his way. While Tinubu missed several of his party's big campaign events and has appeared frail during some appearances, his speech often slow and slurred, he has repeatedly brushed aside concerns about his health.įew doubted Tinubu's well-resourced campaign would triumph in a country in which the ruling party has a major advantage, despite strong challenges from Atiku Abubakar, of the former ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi, of the insurgent Labour Party. "Come on: clap for me," he added in an appearance typical of the hubris that often marks leaders of Africa's top oil producer and most populous country. Look at Lagos: Before I came, we had dead bodies on the road, a chaotic traffic system, robbery daytime and nighttime." But asked at a weekend news briefing why voters should elect him, he distanced himself from the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) party he helped create. Many of these problems worsened under Buhari, on whose party ticket Tinubu ran. Nigeria is beset by armed groups that have rendered swathes of the country ungovernable, while its economy is barely keeping up with population growth amid surging inflation and crippling cash shortages after a botched introduction of new bank notes. That power will now be tested as Tinubu attempts to tackle Nigeria's crises and improve on Buhari's lacklustre record. And since he bowed out as Lagos governor in 2007, Tinubu has picked every subsequent winning candidate to run Africa's biggest city. Tinubu's support helped outgoing leader Muhammadu Buhari win two terms in office, in 20. LAGOS (Reuters) -For much of his political career, Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu has exerted power from behind the scenes, widely regarded as a "godfather" who uses an extensive patronage network to back candidates for office.
FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu addresses the media after casting his ballot in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria February 25, 2023.
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