Full Biography of Our leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu

Full Biography of Our leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu
29 March 1952 (age 65)
Accountant, Politician
Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1993, he also was elected governor of Lagos State (1999 – 2007). He is said to be among Nigeria's most successful politicians ever. He is currently the national leader of the ruling party in Nigeria, All Progressive Congress (APC).
EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was born in Lagos, Nigeria to the illustrious Tinubu Family of Lagos State. He attended Richard Daley College, Chicago Illinois, where he earned himself a place in the honors list of the College. He subsequently proceeded to the Chicago State University, Illinois where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting and Management).
During his undergraduate years, he was honored with the Outstanding Student’s Award, The University Scholar’s Award and the Certificate of Merit in Accounting and Finance.
On his arrival in the U.S. in 1975 and with the support of an ever-adoring mother, this courageous youth, faced with an unflinching zeal to succeed, took on such menial jobs as dishwashing, night-guard and cab-driving to see himself through the initial difficulties of school at the Richard Daley College, Chicago, Illinois.
The brilliance of this young Nigerian showed in his ability to make the honours’ list of Richard Daley College. He subsequently transferred to the Chicago State University, Illinois, graduating with honours in 1979 and earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Accounting and Management). During his first year in Chicago State University, young Bola was given the rare privilege to partly teach other students of his Faculty remedial tutorial classes. Most of his colleagues and contemporaries at the university attributed their improved grades to his tutorial lectures.
Throughout his undergraduate years, young Bola was on the Dean’s List and was honoured with the Outstanding Student’s Award, the University Scholar’s Award and the Certificate of Merit in Accounting and Finance. He was also awarded the prestigious Sumna cum laude for scoring 3.54 out of possible 4.0 GP.
With his successful academic profile, young Bola contested and won his first political election as the President of the Accounting Society of the institution in his final year at the University.
Upon graduation with honours and several awards, Bola Tinubu cut his professional teeth at the American-based Arthur Anderson, Deloitte Haskins and Sells (now called Deloitte Haskins and Touche) and GTE Service Corporation - the largest Communication and Utility Company in the United States of America.
Meanwhile, at Deloitte Haskins and Sells, the young and professional Bola broadened his experience by participating in the auditing and management consultancy services of General Motors, First National Bank of Chicago, Procter and Gamble, International Harvester, GEC and other Fortune 500 firms.
CAREER AND LIFE
On his return to Nigeria and with his international experience in Financial Management, young Bola joined Mobil Producing Nigeria as a Senior Auditor before he retired as the company’s Treasurer.
As pragmatic, charitable, grassroots’ person, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu saw communal service as a veritable tool for social development. He never hesitated to serve his community spearheading several financial contributions and fund-raising for community development programmes in Lagos State. He leads Primrose Group, a political action organization pushing for fundamental changes in the politics of Lagos State.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu opted fully for public service in exchange for his lucrative job at Mobil. His first foray into active politics was as a founding member of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP). In 1992, he was elected as an Honourable Senator of the Federal Republic Nigeria to represent Lagos West Senatorial District. At the National Assembly, he distinguished himself as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Finance, Appropriation and Currency - a foremost committee of the Senate.
With the annulment of the June 12, 1993 Nigerian Presidential Election and the consequent fresh militarization of the Nigerian politics, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu became a founding member of the famous pro-democracy group, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) which, for several years, engaged the military for the very soul of Nigeria. Subsequently, Bola Tinubu suffered many arrests and detention, harassments and constant threats to his life forcing him to flee Nigeria for his personal safety. He, however, did not give up the struggle as he joined NADECO abroad to continue the agitation for a restoration of democratic governance and the rule in the country.
In 1998, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Nigeria to heed a call for all Nigerians to join in the National Reconciliation and Development. A year later, he began his two-term public service as an elected Executive Governor of Lagos State on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD).
For his excellent performance as the Executive Governor of Lagos State of Nigeria (1999 – 2007), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu received several awards. These include Best Governor in Nigeria for Y2000 by the Nigerian-Belgian Chamber of Commerce; Y2002 Best Practices Prize in improving the living environment, awarded by the Federal Ministry of Works and the UN Habitat Group; Y2000 Best Computerized Government in Nigeria Award by the Computer Association of Nigeria. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was conferred with the Honorary Doctor of Law Degree by the Abia State University in recognition of his immense contribution to democracy, good governance and development of Nigeria. He is the proud recipient of numerous other chieftaincy titles and a patron of many professional and social organizations.
As an astute political strategist, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu survived the massive incursion of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the South Western States of Nigeria as the lone re-elected Governor of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). This led him on a regular collision course with the PDP-controlled Federal Government, especially on his creation of additional 37 Local Council Development Areas for Lagos States. A Supreme Court judgment in his favour stated that the Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo’s Federal Government should release the seized statutory allocation of the Lagos State Local Government funds.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was actively involved in the creation of the Action Congress (AC) political party as recourse to the decimated Alliance for Democracy (AD). Rallying like minds across the country, he sold sound ideals and programmes on this fresh and new political platform. Within a few months, he transformed this new party as the credible opposition to the PDP in the country.
His political career began in 1992, when he was elected to the Nigerian Senate representing the Lagos West constituency in the short-lived Nigerian Third Republic. After the results of the 12 June 1993 presidential elections were annulled, Tinubu became a founding member of the pro-democracy National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), which mobilized support for the restoration of democracy and recognition of the 12 June results. He went into exile in 1994 and returned to the country in 1998 after the death of military dictator Sani Abacha, which ushered in a transition to civilian rule.
In the run-up to the 1999 elections, Bola Tinubu was a protégé of Alliance for Democracy (AD) leaders Abraham Adesanya and Ayo Adebanjo. He won the AD primaries for the Lagos State gubernatorial elections in competition with Funsho Williams and Wahab Dosunmu, a former Minister of Works and Housing. In April 1999, he stood for the position of Executive Governor of Lagos State on the AD ticket and was elected.
Lagos State governor
When he assumed office in May 1999, Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised 10,000 housing units for the poor. During his eight-year period of office, he made large investments in education in the state. He also initiated new road construction, required to meet the needs of the fast-growing population of the state.
The Oloye Tinubu, alongside a new deputy governor, Femi Pedro, won re-election to office as Governor in April 2003. All other states in the South West fell to the People's Democratic Party.
He was involved in a struggle with the Federal government over whether Lagos State had the right to create new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to meet the needs of its large population.
The controversy led to the Federal government seizing funds meant for local councils in the state. During the later part of his term in office, he was engaged in continuous clashes with PDP powers such as Adeseye Ogunlewe, a former Lagos State senator who became minister of works, and Bode George, southwest chairman of the PDP.
Relations between Bola Tinubu and deputy governor Femi Pedro became increasingly tense after Pedro declared his intention to run for the gubernatorial elections. Femi Pedro competed to become the AC candidate for governor in the 2007 elections, but withdrew his name on the eve of the party nomination. He defected to the Labour Party while still keeping his position as deputy governor. Tinubu's tenure as Lagos State Governor ended on 29 May 2007 when Babatunde Fashola of the Action Congress took office. Fashola had been Chief of Staff to Bola Tinubu.
Today, the great legacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is built on by his successor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), who served as his Chief of Staff. Continuation of Tinubu’s outstanding policies makes the present administration of Lagos State an exceptional and the foremost Government in Nigeria.
The Jagaban Borgu still marches on in the political landscape of the country, with a resolve to take on any challenging task with positive public to reduce poverty among his people.
Following the victory by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 2007 elections, Bola Tinubu was active in negotiations to bring together the fragmented opposition parties into a "mega-party" capable of challenging the PDP in 2011. In July 2009, he called for implementation of electoral reforms spelled out in the Uwais report to ensure that the 2011 elections would be as free and fair as the elections of 1993 had been. In December 2009 there were reports that Babatunde Fashola and Bola Tinubu had fallen out over the issue of whether Fashola should run for reelection in 2011, with Tinubu said to be supporting the Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire.
Tinubu formed a new party alongside Muhammadu Buhari a party which was named All Progressive congress (APC). The goal was to build a stronger party to get rid of the ruling party PDP.
In 2015 Tinubu's target became a success as APC won the presidential elections and most of the polls across the country.
Tinubu is married to Oluremi Tinubu, the current Senator of central Lagos State. His youngest daughter, Abibat Tinubu, graduated from a Music college in Boston, Massachusetts, US in 2013.
Come, join us at Progressives e-Group in celebrating a living legend, grass root mobilizer, National leader, d custodian of our political history, astute politician, a political prophet and excellent personified @ 65 years Birthday.
Your leadership has meant so much to us. Thank you for having such a positive impact on your constituents. Happy birthday and God bless JAGABAN OF BORGU

AREGBESOLA'S EDUCATION POLICIES DRIVES UP UNIVERSITY ADMISSION FOR OSUN INDIGENES By Bola Ilori

There has been a mischievous reporting of Osun 2014 low WAEC outing as if it just occurred.
The issue of Osun education status needs a brief review for those who are not deliberately mischievous but genuinely willing to know if the state is improving or receding.
I would want to say that the huge investment in education is gradually paying off in Osun. For clarification, people have focussed on the WAEC position released every other year by WAEC. This focus has not really allowed the state to assess its own performances against its own baseline. Aregbesola met WAEC success rate of 15% and have driven it to 46.30% in 2016. So statistically Aregbe has upped Osun WAEC results by 195%.
Those blaming Aregbesola are those who failed to ask themselves where Osun was before Aregbe. That is not even my focus here.

My main concern is how Nigerians have the knack for always leaving the real matter and promoting inanities.
We all know that WAEC is not designed to be a terminal qualification and that is why only the matriculable results (5 credits) are reckoned with. Just like money whose real value is not its quantity but what it can buy. A man holding 1000 USD is better placed than a man with 2000 Zimbabwe dollars despite both bearing the name of dollar. WAEC result, therefore, is not an end in itself but a mean to an end which is higher institution matriculation.
I’m not the one to break the news of “miracle centres”, you know that several those high WAEC figures are the product of “miracle centres” where massive cheating is the norm.
I’m not saying all high WAEC figures are fake, but let’s check the statistics using Abia that came 1st in WAEC as a case study. The value of its high WAEC rating should translate to a high admission of its students to a higher institution, but Alas the Osun some may wish to blame has been having more of its students secure admission than Abia since 2014 till date.
So what is the essence of high WAEC that leads to low admission? The meaning of this data is that the value of Osun’s 29th position is worth more than the 1st of Abia. The most consistent state that has its WAEC figure corroborating its admission status in Nigeria is IMO state.
Ogun used to be the best in admission in the South West, but Osun has overtaken Ogun State to be the best in the South West since 2014. Osun has ranked high on all positive indices used by JAMB and Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) since 2014. Osun has been on the top 3 in Nigeria in last 3 years.
Pls, Visit the NBS office nearest to you before you argue based on ignorance.
When others a busy celebrating miraculous inanities, Aregbesola has focussed on what really matters and now the figures are adding up.
Osun is not there yet, but Osun is not relenting. Osun education is no doubt doing well and looking up.
Tell all those who care to listen that Osun is Coming!!!!

#UNIOSUN: Four Months In Office As Vice Chancellor, Professor Labode Popoola Sets A New Bar In Measuring Excellent Performance In University Administration.

There's no need to verbose a simple narrative that University of Osun was experiencing a strong whirlwind before the emergence of Professor Labode Popoola as the Vice Chancellor of the institution.

When the erudite professor came on board, he was confronted by numerous operation deficiencies which had snowballed to a hard stub militating against all efforts to maximize Osun State University's capabilities.

Sitting on the chair of leadership well prepared, Professor Popoola has rejigged and repositioned the institution on a path to greatness within his 120 days in office.

In four months, Vice Chancellor Popoola has invested his experience in grantsmanship, research and administration on the transformation of academic and research terrains and general administration of the University in manners that will benefit society and raise the reputation of Osun State University. His selfless and exemplary leadership with integrity and firmly playing by the rules is gradually moving UNIOSUN towards the dream of its founding fathers.

THE SCORECARD:
Outlined below are some significant milestones of the ongoing silent revolution:

BLOCKING OF FINANCIAL LEAKAGES:
Through self-discipline, persuasion, negotiations and prudence, he has been able to block financial leakages, which had previously led to high operational costs. Within four months, some 15 million Naira has been saved for the University.

ADHERENCE TO BEST ACADEMIC PRACTICE ON SCHOOL FEES PAYMENT AND STUDENT REGISTRATION

By the time he came on board four months ago, the University was being owed school fees to the tune of over two billion naira. This ugly development was already becoming an intractable problem as students believed it was a right not to pay school fees. There were several cases of students owing fees of up to 11 semesters. Indeed, on 16th February 2017, students protested against the payment of late registration penalty, a global practice which has been in existence since the inception of the school. Gladly, the crisis was resolved within few days. The messy development of students not wanting to pay tuition fees has gradually become a thing of the past. By dint of strong will and rare administrative tact, Professor Labode Popoola succeeded in making the students realize the need to pay their fees as and when due. Over 80% of the students have now registered as against less than 50% in February.

HIS UNIQUE ADMINISTRATIVE STYLE, RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP
Professor Labode Popoola’s remarkable administrative tact was demonstrated in the manner he managed to calm the frayed nerves of students during their protest against the shooting of two of their colleagues on Saturday, January 21, 2017.  In a swift response to salvage the situation, he waded in to ensure that the two wounded students were given immediate and adequate medical attention. He mobilized the top echelon of the LAUTECH Teaching hospital to give the best care there could be to save the lives of the victims and even defied security advice, to visit the students on their hospital beds. Part of his tactical approach was to immediately suspend academic activities with a view to dousing the escalating tension resulting from the unfortunate incident. This worked like a magic as normalcy returned to campuses when the University reopened a week after the incident. Now, students have direct access to the VC via telephony, email, and other media.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS
In his relentless drive to improve the overall teaching and research standards in the University, in line with international best practice, Professor Labode Popoola took advantage of his international influence to secure partnership with the University of Gambia and the Medical Research Council, The Gambia by signing MoU on staff and student exchange and capacity building, among others. The MoUs are expected to be concluded before the end of the first quarter of 2017.

TOUR TO ALL CAMPUSES
In continuation of his strategic plan to constantly interact with the University Community, Professor Labode Popoola led the University Management on a tour of Campuses which held between Tuesday 10th and Thursday 12th January, 2017. The tour which lasted for three (3) days gave the University Management the opportunity to meet with all the royal fathers where the University campuses are located and to solicit for more support for the University. The tour also afforded the Management team the opportunity of checking the current state of the ongoing projects in the University, the existing infrastructure and meeting with all staff and students of Osun State University.

DIRECTORATE OF INTERCAMPUS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
In demonstration of his mastery of the managerial intricacy of a multi-campus system, which characterizes Osun State University, Professor Labode Popoola has recently secured Council approval of the Directorate of Intercampus and Public Relations, which will be responsible for coordination of activities across campuses. The Directorate is also designed to strengthen outreach and relationship across the spectrum of all stakeholders of the University. The Directorate will work with the Vice-Chancellor, Headships of Colleges, Staff, Students and other stakeholders to improve on service delivery.

EMERGENCE OF UNIOSUN IN 1ST POSITION AT INTER-UNIVERSITY DEBATE
On Thursday, 2nd March 2017 Osun State University outclassed other participating universities to emerge 1st position at the Inter-University Debate organized by the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), in commemoration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s 80th Birthday and the Grand Opening of the OOPL. The theme of the debate was “Presidential Libraries will Reduce Leadership Deficit in Africa”. This feat was a product of the Vice-Chancellor’s persistence for an intensive coaching of the debating team. According to the VC, the winning team will now form the nucleus of UNIOSUN students intellectual and cultural outreach activities.

BOOSTING OF THE UNIVERSITY IT STANDARD WITH ACQUISITION OF TELEPROMPTER
In his bid to boost its IT standard, Professor Labode Popoola has achieved for the University an unprecedented leap, with the recent acquisition of TELEPROMPTER, a standard modern IT device used for speech presentation. It is interesting to note that Osun State University is the first and the only university to acquire this device in Nigeria.

HOSTELS ON CAMPUSES THROUGH PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
One of the identified shortcomings of UNIOSUN is its non-residential nature. Since his assumption of duties, Professor Popoola has embarked on an aggressive drive to make the University residential by building hostels on all campuses through private-public partnership initiative. This is beginning to yield desired results as the responses from the private sector have been very positive. Also, the process of rehabilitation of the abandoned hostel facility in Okuku has begun.

FACE-LIFTING AT THE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS 
The administration has embarked on a complete renovation of the administrative building on the main campus of the University to give the campus a face-lift ahead of the 6th Convocation and 10th Foundation Day ceremonies scheduled to hold from 23rd to 31st March 2017.This is expected to be concluded by the 25th of March, 2017.

ACCESS ROAD TO THE MAIN CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Funds have been raised through the Advancement Board to hasten successful completion of the access road to the main campus of the University after the University took it over from the government.

IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES
In fulfillment of his commitment in improving the welfare of staff and students in the University, his administration has commenced weekend healthcare services at Ifetedo, Osogbo, Ikire and Okuku campuses of the University. The two other campuses will commence such services by the middle of March, latest.

RESTORATION OF VALUE SYSTEM AND ACADEMIC CULTURE
To a very large extent, he has been able to bring sanity to the system and towing the path of academic culture in all his doings since he assumed duties as the Vice Chancellor of Osun State University. From time to time, he reminds stakeholders of his vision to take Osun State University to a height where it will be “first among equals, most preferred, making significant contributions to society, an efficiently run, self-reliant, sustainable institution and a force to reckon with among universities globally; a truly 21st Century University before the end of his tenure.”

Congratulations to the change mantra. Your best is yet to come...

Peace Corps is a threat to Nigeria’s security, says IGP

Ibrahim Idris, the inspector-general of police, has said the Nigeria Peace Corps constitute a threat to the country’s security, hence the recent clampdown.

The police chief said the recruitment process of the corps ran against the laws guiding the establishment of security agencies in the country.

While speaking at a three-day training programme organised for senior police officers, he said Dickson Akoh, the corps commandant, will be charged to court.

“Nigeria is not a lawless country. You can’t just wake up overnight and establish a security organisation,” he said.

“There are processes. Security is the responsibility of the executive arm of government and there are processes to take. Even it took the police almost a year to recruit 10,000.

“I want us to appreciate that we have so many challenges in this country and we don’t want some of these people of questionable characters to enter our security services and constitute a threat to the security of this country. And that is what the peace corps is doing. You don’t just go on the streets and be picking people by the virtue of the fact that they give you money.

“The commandant was picked up in a joint operation involving the police, the military and the DSS. We are going to charge him to court.”


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Osun Farmers Advised Against Illegal Harbouring Of Fulani/Bororo Herdsmen

Farmers in the State of Osun have been advised to desist from illegal harbouring of Fulani/Bororo cattle rearers in their community so as to guide against farmland destruction commonly caused by cattle grazing on cultivated farmlands in the State of Osun

The Committee Chairman on peaceful coexistence between Fulani/Bororo and Farmers in the State of Osun, Hon Mudasiru Oguntola Toogun gave this advice while addressing the people of Ajenisuwa Village, Oke Osun, Osogbo during an on-the-spot assessment of a Cassava and Plantain farm that was destroyed by cattle grazing in the area.

Hon Toogun who went in company of some officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), with the aim to apprehend the perpetrators of the painful act, described farming activities as difficult task that requires  energy and time.  He noted that it would be painful for farmers to lose such an energy and time to cows that move freely and graze around cultivated farm lands.

He further disclosed that such a painful development could not be possible without the support and cooperation of the saboteurs among the farmers that harbour herdsmen illegally in the area.

He stressed that, the Government of the State of Osun led by Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola is not against Fulani/Bororo staying in any part of the State but they must be ready to adhere to rules and regulations to forestall peace.

He therefore directed the people of Ajenisuwa Community to fish out the illegal Fulani/Bororo herdsmen in the area and their accomplices to avoid further damage on farm crops.

Hon Toogun who was amazed when he saw over seven thousand cows grazing within the farm settlement area during the visit, recounted the past experience to the people of the area that Bororo people are always armed and aggressive to attack at any time.

He also implored farmers not to argue or fight with any cattle rearer that may offend them but rather report their unwholesome activities to Fulani/Bororo Committee or Law enforcement agents.

Also speaking, Baale Ajenisuwa Village, Prince Musibau Oyedele and Seriki Fulani in the State of Osun, Alhaji Sulaiman Oluwatoyin both appreciated the Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola’s peace moves and promised their unalloyed cooperation and support to make Osun the most peaceful State in the Country.

REPLY TO FACELESS OTITO KORO by Amitolu Shittu

Those of you hiding under a fake name called Otitokoro on Facebook are coward! If you and your paid master are bold enough unmasked your face your platform is Facebook not faceless book.

I pity all of you even from Lalemi Compound in Osogbo to Ilie District in Olorunda North LCDA I know many of you, I know your capacity and limitations you will only harm your political godfathers and disarmed them, rendered them impotence politically.

The only political weapons you have is trading in false which is not fashionable any longer in politics, only politics of idea, fear of God and development is what is in vogue you guys should find something tangible to do Governor Rauf Aregbesola is already in a state of sublimation just like our sage the great AWO!

Like I said Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is my friend and Leader I will never betrayed him not only him I will never betrayed my benefactor.

To you Desmond Adekanola son of my respected teacher and political leader High Chief Adekanola of Ilie, Baba was a good teacher he taught me in primary III at famous Oke- Okanla Baptist primary School, Osogbo in 1975. I shall for ever be greatful to Baba Adekanola for his love he led other teachers to our house in 1977 on condolences visit when my father died. Also Baba taught me political tactics during NRC in 1991. Desmond Adekanola stop playing politics of Yoruba proverbial "OMO OSAN"

Let me tell you and your Co traveller in the satanic business of dirty politics that you and your faceless Otitokoro are trading in a political business of self destruction. You can not choose my friend for me I remain unrepentant Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola's supporter.

You and your Otitokoro can not turn white to black over night. I Know your boss and your boss knows me very well for your information I am an activist that keep records confirm this from your sponsors my records of Activities from politics to activism is intact.

I equally keeps diaries on your bosses not because of anything but because of charlatans like you who use faceless OTITOKORO as a name on face book. I am ready and much more ready for you and your pay masters please stop using fake name use your real name.

Your pay masters can not win this political war against Governor Rauf Aregbesola it is absolutely impossible!!!