Bola Tinubu

Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu, GCFR, (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current president of Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007; and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic.

With full confidence in our ability, I declare that these things are within our proximate reach because my name is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and I am the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Whether you voted for me during the elections, or not, I am your President. Taglines

Quotes

1990s

1999

• As flag-bearers, we are not unmindful of the heavy burden and responsibility that we carry. We are not unmindful of the huge expectations of our people, young and old, man and woman, able and disabled. Nor are we unmindful of the misery and poverty that the generality of our people have had to endure almost forty years after Independence.
  • Inaugural speech as Governor of Lagos State.(May 1999)

2020s

2020

• The Corona crisis will shrink the inflow of dollars. Hopefully, this is temporary, no more than a few months. CBN can allow some downward pressure on the naira without energetically intervening to defend the exchange rate. Only if and when the rate seems that it might dip precipitously should the CBN intervene.
  • Adresses Federal Government on COVID-19:(April 2020)
• Those who suffered casualties during the gunshot need to answer some questions too. How are they there? How long where they there? What kind of characters are they? Even-though we want to help we still must extract information to help the government prepare in future or understand how and when to react.
  • Speaking to the Press on ENDSARs shooting

2022 Presidential Campaign

• The other candidates are all good men. But I sincerely believe I am the person this moment calls for.

• I humbly ask that you nominate me as the party’s presidential candidate. Together we shall forge an even better party and a greater Nigeria.

• I have the experience. I led the transformation of Lagos from a dangerous, unwelcoming place in 1999 to a clean, safe, and vibrant place and the 5th largest economy in all of Africa. I am a serious man with a serious purpose and I will use all that I know and all of my abilities to the benefit of the people.
  • "Full text of the abridged speech read by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the APC Convention on Tuesday night", Daily Post, 8 May 2022 

2023

• Over six decades ago, our founding fathers gave bravely of themselves to place Nigeria on the map as an independent nation.
  • Inaugural Speech as President

• The peaceful transition from one government to another is now our political tradition. This handover symbolizes our trust in God, our enduring faith in representative governance and our belief in our ability to reshape this nation into the society it was always meant to be.
  • Inaugural Speech as President

• We must promote unity and stability for all. Whether you voted for me during the elections, or not, I am your President. I will work on your behalf to ensure a turning point of prosperity.
  • "Details of Tinubu’s meeting with David Alaba, Oga, other Nigerians in diaspora", Daily Post, 24 May 2023, retrieved on 2023-05-25 

Viral quotes

• No matter how short you are, you get out, you will see the sky.
• Let the poor breath, don't suffocate them.
• A creative mind is a fertile land for growth.