Many are of the belief that former Lagos state governor and the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was born with a silver-spoon, but that is not true.
Some rumours also have it that his parents were very wealthy, so he practically worked for nothing in his life but that is also not true.
The respected Nigerian politician had to work his way up the ladder. He was once a cab driver and even a security guard who worked very hard to reach where he is today.
READ: Asiwaju @ 64: PHOTOS from the 8th Bola Tinubu COLLOQUIUM in Abuja
In his birthday interview with The News, the 64-year-old politician opened up on his journey to the top, while recalling how a naval officer slapped him in his days as a cab driver in the US.
According to him, ‘One experience I will not forget was when I over charged a naval officer who was returning to the country. It was not intentional. Apparently, I didn’t know the direction; there was no GPRS in those days to locate directions.
‘He gave me the direction to his house in a Virginia suburb. I gave him the price and the man responded with a slap to my face. He said I should know the correct fare to charge to the location he mentioned. He slapped me and gave me the money.
‘Another experience was when I took a guy whom I didn’t know was drunk. When I drove to his house, he pointed a gun at me instead of paying the fare. He took my leather jacket and said: ‘Get into your car and get lost.’ He did not pay.’
Speaking on his experience as a security guard, Jagaban, as he’s also called, said, ‘ Another interesting one was when I was taking the third accounting class and equally working as a security guard at a construction site. They were very serious with their kind of security. You just had to do that job. There were about six points with six clocks at the site, which the security man must wind every hour and with a dog in hand. So, there was never a chance of trying to catch a nap.
‘As I was doing my accounting assignment, I fell asleep. I was dead asleep! The inspector came to the site and found me sleeping, with my head on my books. He simply pulled the register and wrote: ‘I have been here. You were sound asleep. So, see me tomorrow.’ When I woke up, I found that Skiddo (the dog’s name) was gone, and then the register. I just went to a corner, cleaned my face and concentrated on my assignment because I knew the job was already gone. ‘You can’t lose two things. I ensured that I read well for my test and passed the next day.
‘I opted to post their uniform and the cap to them, but suddenly ran into the man and he handed me my cheque and said the job was gone. I told him I knew and we said goodbye to each other’.
READ: Bola Ahmed Tinubu: Quick facts about the APC National Leader as he turns 64 today
1 comment
NIGERIA CUSTOMS HAS WISH TO INFORM THE GENERAL
PUBLIC ABOUT THE 2016 CAR AUCTION PROMOTION, ALL
INTERESTED PERSON ON ANY TYPE OR KIND OF CAR
SHOULD
CALL CUSTOMS OFFICER IN CHARGE OF TRADE AND
TARIFF:CUSTOM FRANK ADEBANJO ON :+2347013404364.Your life
time opportunity is
here again, Acura MDX
N500,000 Acura TL N400,000 Acura ZDX N500,000 Audi A4
N300,000 Audi A6 N350,000 BMW 3-Series N550,000 BMW
5-
Series N350,000 BMW X5 N650,000 BMW X6 N450,000 Ford
Escape N500,000 Ford Explorer N480,000 Honda Accord
N350,000 Honda City N250,000 Honda Civic N300,000
Honda
Crosstour N450,000 Honda CR-V N450,000 Honda Odyssey
N450,000 Honda Pilot N550,000 Hyundai Accent N550,000
Hyundai Elantra N350,000 Infiniti FX35 N650,000 Infiniti
FX45
N700,000 Infiniti QX4 N800,000 Isuzu Trooper N550,000
Jaguar S-Type N300,000 Jeep Liberty N700,000 Kia
Sorento
N550,000 Land Rover Discovery N800,000 Land Rover
Freelander N700,000 Land Rover LR3 N600,000 Land Rover
LR4 N550,000 Land Rover Range Rover N500,000 Land
Rover
N400,000 Range Rover Sport N800,000 Land Rover Vogue
N850,000 Lexus GS N800,000 Lexus GX460 N600,000 Lexus
GX470 N500,000 Lexus LX 570 N450,000 Lexus RX 300
N450,000 Lexus RX 330 N450,000 Lexus RX 350 N400,000
Mazda 6 N300,000 Mazda 626 N350,000 Mazda MPV
N380,000 Mazda Tribute N500,000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
N400,000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class N500,000 Mercedes-
Benz
G-Class N300,000 Mercedes-Benz GLK N200,000
Mercedes-
Benz ML N200,000 Mitsubishi Endeavour N350,000 Nissan
Altima N300,000 Nissan Armada N450,000 Nissan Maxima
N250,000 Nissan Murano N500,000 Nissan Pathfinder
N400,000 Nissan Primera N200,000 Nissan Quest N500,000
Nissan Sentra N450,000 Nissan Xterra N400,000 Peugeot
406
N300,000 Peugeot 407 N200,000 Peugeot 607 N300,000
Toyota 4Runner N450,000 Toyota Avalon N400,000 Toyota
Avensis N380,000 Toyota Camry N350,000 Toyota Camry
2.2
N200,000 Toyota Corolla N300,000 Toyota FJ Cruiser
N650,000 Toyota Hiace N550,000 Toyota Highlander
N400,000 Toyota HiLux N500,000 Toyota Matrix N350,000
Toyota Prado N400,000 Toyota Rav4 N300,000 Toyota
Sequoia N350,000 Toyota Sienna N320,000 Toyota Tacoma
N300,000 Toyota Tundra N650,000 Toyota Venza N400,000
Toyota Yaris N350,000 VOLKSWAGEN BORA- N250,000 .
VOLKSWAGEN Golf3- N200,000 . VOLKSWAGEN GOLF4-
N350,000 . VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 5 AND 6- N500,000 .
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- N300,000 . VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT-
N300,000 Volkswagen Beetle N200,000 Volkswagen Golf
N140,000 Volkswagen Jetta N180,000 Volkswagen Passat
N200,000 Volkswagen Touareg N280,000 NISSAN XTERA
2002
(N400,000) MERCEDES BENZ 190-Series- N300,000 .
MERCEDES BENZ 200-Series- N300,000 . MERCEDES BENZ
300-Series- N350,000 . MERCEDES BENZ 320 – N400,000 .
MERCEDES BENZ 450 – N600,000 . MERCEDES BENZ 500-
Series- N650,000 . MERCEDES BENZ 600 – N700,000 .
MERCEDES BENZ C 200 – N300,000 . MERCEDES BENZ
HONDA
ACCORD 2003 (N300,000) HONDA ACCORD 2004
(N330,000)
HONDA ACCORD 2009 (N380,000) TOYOTA COROLLA 2012
(450,000).
CONTACT: CUSTOM FRANK ADEBANJO ON :+2347013404364