Bola Tinubu has claimed real estate inheritance as the source of his stupendous wealth in the latest version of his ever-changing narratives regarding how he came about the billions of dollars he is believed to be sitting on.

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate for 2023 said he inherited a substantial real estate that grew even bigger following shrewd investing decisions, a claim that contradicted his previous interviews in which he cited bonuses from earnings as a mid-level official at Deloitte.

Mr Tinubu has also previously claimed he became wealthy following his retirement outlays as a senior treasurer with oil giant Mobil in the late 1980s.

But in an interview with the BBC that went live online Wednesday, the former Lagos governor said someone left him a vast real estate upon which he built an investment portfolio. He did not say who left the money. Mr Tinubu’s father was never known, and his foster mother, Abibatu Mogaji, only passed on in July 2013 at a modest house gifted to her by Mr Tinubu after he became governor in 1999.

“I inherited great real estate. I turned the value around. I’m not denying my wealth,” Mr Tinubu said in the interview posted on BBC Africa’s Facebook page.

Mr Tinubu, 70, slammed his critics as enemies of wealth for wondering how he was about to build a multibillion-dollar empire despite lacking any background as an industrialist or business executive.

“Are they enemies of wealth? If they are not enemies of wealth, investments do yield,” Mr Tinubu said.

The controversial presidential candidate has faced corruption allegations from Nigerians, and anti-graft agencies have been reluctant to look into his finances for fear of political backlash from a man close to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.

In 2020, Peoples Gazette published a series of financial documents that showed how Mr Tinubu was stealing to enrich himself via questionable tax administration in Lagos.

The newspaper also uncovered how Mr Tinubu, through tax consultants Alpha Beta, siphoned billions to shell companies and his known businesses like TVC and Lagos rapid transit schemes.

Mr Tinubu’s previous ties to drug trafficking businesses from the 1990s recently made headlines across Nigeria. The politician has continued to deny all wrongdoing, including charges of drugs and looting of Lagos’ treasury.

Next February, Mr Tinubu will square up against former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer Peter Obi, African Action Congress’s Omoyele Sowore and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP for Africa’s most populous country’s top job.

Source- https://gazettengr.com/in-new-story-tinubu-claims-he-made-his-wealth-from-inheritance/

I guess he meant Bullion van

The Ipobian that called him biggest Lagos landlord would suddenly call him a lair since he told them he inherited lands from Tinubu Lagos Dynasty

Do you know what it means for you to be the Son of Alhaja Mogaji Abibatu OON, MFR, Iyaloja of the Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men, the vocal leader of the market women's association in Lagos State since 1970s till death, The numbers of Businesses she owned, a woman leader to Awolowo's Action Group, a friend to Banbangida

Tinubu Family

Kosoko Family

Oshodi Family

Dosunmi Family

Akitoye Family

Adele Ajosun Family

Olofin of the Awori clan

I laugh when internet miscreants really believe Lagos is a "No man's land", The Omo Onile Family go just dey look you like mumu till they drag you to court after building your mansion


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Hmm

All this one na lie...he never ready to tell us where he truly got his wealth. This man na thief...

So many things contribute to give a man Wealth. At each occasion you won’t be mentioning all of them. You can only mention the ones you could remember at a given time.

We are not going to say that he inherited estates from his mother Habibat is a lie! And we are not going to say he didn’t make money while he was working at Deloitte and Mobil oil.

We will also not say he didn’t invest. It is evident in his way of turning Lagos fortune around within 8 years of his rule. All all things being equal

Damnnn niggar

Inheritance kill you there

The good people of this country will do the right thing come 2023

I thought he said he made millions from investment in delloit? Now na person leave your real estate investment but the person no get name.



As an APC supporter, I bought fuel today at 50 naira per litre. I just showed them my APC membership card and that's all.


You better vote wisely if not.....

Lmao I laugh in different languages

1) As a senior treasurer at Mobil, what type of salary will make you a billionaire after retirement?

2) Tinubu's father is unknown, his foster mother (not his real mother) was gifted a modest home in 1999 by Tinubu when he was Governor of Lagos State, and she lived there till she died in 2013, that means she was very poor before Tinubu became the governor, so who did he inherit the so called real estate from?

This is one thing with liars, they will have to keep lying to defend the previous lies they lied, thereby making a fool of themselves, Tinubu is a perfect example of a chronic consistent daft liar.

heart of the city
lord of game
there will never be another great politician
Jagaban of Africa

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Most times, you need 2good lies to counter a lie.
&4 good lies to counter those 2good lies.
&the lies continue like that in Arithmetic abi Geometric Progression.

Breaking: Senate President has confirmed that Tinubu is a placeholder.

A politician will deny that he stole from the Treasury. A politician can say he is on salary

When you tell a lie, you may have to tell a billion lies to cover that one lie.

This is Tinubu's case of telling lies

Every politician is corrupt. Effectively "stealing" why not in office is a mad strategy that should be studied.

The truth is finally coming out

He inherited Lagos

No wonder

Moh247:




The Ipobian that called him biggest Lagos landlord would suddenly call him a lair since he told them he inherited lands from Tinubu Lagos Dynasty



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Which land did he inherit from "Tinubu dynasty"? Who and who were Tinubus direct ancestors in the dynasty that Tinubu inherited land from?

Tinubu & Lagos state.
Between 1999 to 2007, the star governors then were Donald Duke of Cross River, Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu, even though Ibori would be later jailed, he had more projects to himself than the so called Jagaban.

Ibori practically changed the face of his own town like what Oshiomhole and Ambode did to Iyahmo and Epe respectively. Then, Yaradua of Katsina and Markafi of Kaduna, although he struggled because of sharia and the Kaduna crisis which left a major dent on his administration.

Lagos was never celebrated in governance until Fashola became governor in 2007. I remember clearly the fight Tinubu had with Obasanjo about local government creation, that was the major reason Lagos was on the news then, apart for obvious reasons as Nigeria’s economic capital, there was nothing spectacular in Lagos governance then apart from the filths and dirts that littered the former pride of the nation.

There was nothing exciting about Tinubu’s leadership except his meticulous politics. He was a last man standing of the AD governors of the Southwest region then because Igbos helped him.

We still remember how Tinubu was changing his deputies like sidechicks. There was one Bucknor then and another Femi Pedro, they all fell out with Tinubu.

We remember clearly how Tinubu almost never wanted Fashola to complete his term but Fashola being a system man, managed to, unlike Ambode who, although being very good as a leader didn’t know how to manage power.

Tinubu, typical of most governors in his sets; 1999-2007, was mediocre like Lucky Igbinedion, Alams, Dariye etc. It is sad how people want to re-write history before our eyes.

How would someone attribute the Lagos success story to Tinubu, it is very painful to read that sometimes. Lagos was already Lagos before Tinubu was born. You can go and verify this.

You guys should show a mega project attributed to Tinubu. One he started and completed.

-King Heavenly

Moh247:




The Ipobian that called him biggest Lagos landlord would suddenly call him a lair since he told them he inherited lands from Tinubu Lagos Dynasty



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Tribalism go kill u... I wonder who do u this one

The story keeps changing.

Everything about the Mr Chameleon is 'fluid and dynamic.'

Bụla boo. Inherited from who? When no one knows your background

I belive the part he said he inherited vast real estate. The name Tinubu reigned supreme in d old Oyo empire in the 18th and 19th century.
He's also be known to be from the lineage of Efunroye Tinubu,the great slave merchant of d Lagos colony in d 19th century.

Most of lekki areas,I learned belong to Tinubu through inheritance. Now imagine inheriting the whole lekki. How will u not be wealthy?

Just like the Okeowos Inherited the ikoyi section of lagos.