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.
12th Governor of Lagos (1999–2007) and President of Nigeria since 2025
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.
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Native Name:
Bola Tinubu
Alternative Names:
BAT
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Bọla Ahmed Tinubu
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Bọ́lá Ahmed Tinúbú
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Asiwaju
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Jagaban
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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.
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.
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.