The newly sworn-in president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Monday became the first democratically elected president who has formerly occupied the position of a senator and governor, The PUNCH reports.

In 1992, Tinubu won the Lagos West senate seat. During his brief stint in the Senate (22 months), he led the Senate Committee on Banking, Finance, Appropriations and Currency.

Following the dissolution of the third republic by the military junta, Tinubu was forced to flee the country for championing the cause for a return to democracy and the installation of the winner of the 1993 presidential elections, Moshood Abiola.

Tinubu returned to Nigeria in 1999 and joined the Justice Forum, a political platform for the progressives in Lagos and became one of the prominent members that formed the Alliance for Democracy. He was supported by members of NADECO, Afenifere and citizens alike. This gave him the base he needed to emerge as the Lagos state governorship candidate under the AD.


Tinubu in a landslide victory polled 814,000 votes to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dapo Sarumi, who got 184,000; the candidate of All Peoples Party Nosiru Kekere-Ekun scored 122,000 votes. Tinubu won 19 of the 20 local councils.

In 2023, during the presidential elections held on February 25, Tinubu defeated his opponents with a wide margin, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party by scoring 8.7 million votes. He garnered over 25 per cent of the votes cast in 30 states, more than the 24 states constitutionally required and was declared the president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission on March 1, 2023.

Thus making him the first former senator who attained the position of governor and ended up becoming a President of Nigeria.

https://punchng.com/tinubu-makes-history-as-first-former-governor-senator-to-be-president/

"Our administration will only govern you on your behalf, not rule over you...."

Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Congratulations President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR

Most competent president

Nice one

Stolen history

"Your mandate given to me is not misplaced. Hope is back in Nigeria, let's be united and enjoy the moment....."

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Dpen11:
Stolen history

His first ever contest..

Jagaban is a Born king.
Kings are not made, Kings are Borned.

And also the first drug lord to be president.

Very rare achievement, a new precedence is set for whoever is to vie for the office of the President of the federal republic.

That one no concern us... make history with Nigeria's security and economy first.

AND AS A DRUGGIE CRIMINAL TO BE PRESIDENT TOO

First Senator and his wife also senator to be president and first lady

Apart from being a former senator, GEJ was the first former governor to become a president. And he did so on his first ever contest as well. So nothing special here

MisterBanny:
Jagaban is a Born king.
Kings are not made, Kings are Borned.

Make a statue of him and make him your ancestral God😂😂

YouandiAllofus:
Apart from being a former senator, GEJ was the first former governor to become a president. And he did so on his first ever contest as well. So nothing special here

So, Yar'adua wasn't a governor b4 becoming a president?

Raf4:


So, Yar'adua wasn't a governor b4 becoming a president?

oh yes, UMY skipped my mind. Thanks for pointing that out. Now we can see that BAT is not even the second but third!

YouandiAllofus:
oh yes, UMY skipped my mind. Thanks for pointing that out. Now we can see that BAT is not even the second but third!

Senator and Governor!


Not just Governor!

Basic123:

Senator and Governor!


Not just Governor!

I'd state initially it was only the senator aspect that sets him apart from the earlier mentioned two.

YouandiAllofus:
oh yes, UMY skipped my mind. Thanks for pointing that out. Now we can see that BAT is not even the second but third!

Tinubu is the 1st former governor cum former senator to become President (no former senator has ever become NigerianPresident b4)