Politician profile
Born in 1952, Bola Ahmed Tinubu studied business administration at Chicago State University in the United States. He represented Lagos West in the Senate from 1992 to 1993 and was Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. He won the 2023 presidential election and has served as President of Nigeria since 2023. He is seeking re-election on the APC platform, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Biographical details drawn from Wikipedia.
All Progressives Congress (APC) · party-nominee
Tinubu's platform commits to creating jobs at decent wages, growing domestic manufacturing, increasing exports while reducing imports to strengthen the naira, raising farmer incomes through stronger agricultural productivity, and expanding opportunity for youth and women in the digital, entertainment and creative economy, alongside support for the poorest Nigerians.
He also commits to making education accessible and affordable.
Tinubu commits to making healthcare accessible and affordable for Nigerians.
He pledges to modernise and expand public infrastructure to support broader economic growth, raise electricity generation, transmission and distribution to sufficient and affordable levels, and make housing more accessible.
He pledges a bold, assertive security policy to eliminate terrorism, kidnapping, banditry and violent extremism.
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