His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu became the Visitor of the University of Ilorin on May 29, 2023 following his swearing in as the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

He had previously served as two-term Governor of Lagos State (1999 – 2007) and Senator, representing Lagos West in 1993.

President Tinubu attended Richard Daley College, Chicago, Illinois, where he earned himself a place in the honours 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).

Upon graduation with honours and several awards, he cut his professional teeth at the American-based Arthur Anderson, Deloitte and 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.

At Deloitte Haskins, the young Tinubu 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 some other Fortune 500 firms.

Armed with international experience in Financial Management, Tinubu, on his return to Nigeria in 1983, joined Mobil Producing Nigeria as a Senior Auditor and rose through the ranks before retiring as the company’s Treasurer in 1991.

He thereafter went into politics where he has a very rewarding career that culminated in his election as President in 2023.