Oluremi Tinubu

Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi
Nigerian Senator
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Lagos
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 2011
Constituency	Lagos Central
Personal details
Born	21 September 1960 (age 61)
Political party	All Progressives Congress (APC)
Spouse(s)	Bola Tinubu
Education	WASSCE, PGD, B.S. in Education, National Certificate of Education in Botany and Zoology.
Alma mater	University of Ife ; Adeyemi College of Education
Occupation	Pastor/Politician

Oluremi Tinubu (born 21 September 1960)^[1] from Ogun State, Nigeria,^[2] is the former first lady of Lagos State and currently a senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District at the Nigerian National Assembly. She is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) political party.^[3]^[4]

Early life[]

Pastor Oluremi Tinubu is the youngest of 12 children in the family; she was raised in Ogun State.^[5]

Education[]

Pastor Oluremi Tinubu started her educational career at Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School Ijebu-Ode where she obtained her West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Exam (WASSCE) in 1979, and PGD from The Redeemed Christian bible college in 2010^[6]

Tinubu received a B.S. in Education from the University of Ife, and a National Certificate of Education in Botany and Zoology from the Adeyemi College of Education.^[6]

Political career[]

Pastor Tinubu became the first lady of Lagos State when her husband, Bola Tinubu, was elected as governor. As first lady, she established the New Era Foundation, dedicated to establishing centres for "all round development of young ones and promote public awareness on environmental health and community service."^[7]

When Tinubu was elected, it was challenged at the Legislative House Election Petition Tribunal - which later convened and upheld the election in 2012.^[8]

Tinubu was one of over 100 senators elected in the 8th assembly in 2015. Six of these were women. The others were Stella Oduah and Uche Ekwunife, who both represent Anambra, Fatimat Raji Rasaki, Rose Okoji Oko and Binta Garba.^[9] At the 2019 general elections, she retained her senatorial seat representing Lagos Central, making it her third tenure in office^[10]

Senator Tinubu in 2016 requested adequate security from the Inspector General of Police as a result of an alleged threat of assault by colleague and fellow party member Dino Melaye during a senate closed-door session.^[11]

She was listed alongside Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Tony Elumelu and other prominent people for the Eko Excellence Awards in 2019. ^[12] In 2020, she called for the creation of state police as a way of tackling the rising spate of insecurity in the country.^[13]

In March 2021, Senator Tinubu proposed a bill to reform the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to make it a more viable entity.^[14] She also received the award for the most impactful female senator at The Guardian organized International Women's Day Summit 2021.^[15]

Awards and honors[]

Pastor Oluremi Tinubu won several awards and received several honors, the awards and honors she received are: National award of the Officer of the Order of the Niger [OON], Member, Board of Trustees of Kings’ University, Ode-Omu; Ghana Noble International Award for Leadership (2004), Gambian Diamond Award for Immense Contribution to the Emancipation of People from Poverty (2005)^[6]

Personal life[]

Pastor Oluremi Tinubu is married to former Governor and Senator of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu. She is a Christian.^[16] and is an ordained pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.^[17]

Her ordination took place in 2018 at the Old Arena of RCCG, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway where the church held its 66th annual convention themed “Dominion”. She is also Grand Matron of the Committee of Wives of Lagos Sate Officials (COWLSO) ^[18]

References[]

^ "Remi Tinubu: Trauma of living in exile in US led me to Christ". TheCable. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^ Akinkuotu, Eniola (9 March 2019). "Remi Tinubu is from Delta, ex-NHRC boss Odinkalu says". punchng.com. punchng.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "Senator Remi Tinubu Full Biography". 7 December 2016.
^ "Oluremi - Tinubu, Politician, Senator and Entrepreneur, Nigeria, Personality Profiles". nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "About Oluremi". Oluremi Tinubu. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pastor Oluremi Tinubu". politiciansdata.com. Omobolaji Folajinmi. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Foundations and NGOs: An engine for humanitarian goals or fraud?". National Mirror. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Tribunal upholds Tinubu's election". odili. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ The 6 female senators in 8th National Assembly, Naij,com, Retrieved 15 February 2016
^ News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) (25 February 2019). "Oluremi Tinubu retains Lagos Central senatorial seat". Vanguard Media Limited, Nigeria. Vanguard Media Limited, Nigeria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "Remi Tinubu says Dino Melaye threatened to rape her; petitions APC, Saraki | Premium Times Nigeria". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ Rebecca, Ejifoma. "Sanwo-Olu, Remi Tinubu, Elumelu, Others for Eko Excellence Awards". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
^ "Tinubu's Wife, Senator Oluremi, Advocates For State Police Over Rising Insecurity". Sahara Reporters. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^ "Senator Tinubu proposes Bill to reform NIPOST | The Nation". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^ "Bagudu, Obiano, Usman, Tinubu, Tallen, Okonjo-Iweala, others shine at IWD summit". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^ "It's a life of service — Remi Tinubu". The Vanguard. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/news/redeem-ordains-tinubu-as-pastor/. Retrieved 19 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Award for Senator Tinubu". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

External links[]

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[1] "Remi Tinubu: Trauma of living in exile in US led me to Christ". TheCable. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[2] Akinkuotu, Eniola (9 March 2019). "Remi Tinubu is from Delta, ex-NHRC boss Odinkalu says". punchng.com. punchng.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[3] "Senator Remi Tinubu Full Biography". 7 December 2016.

[4] "Oluremi - Tinubu, Politician, Senator and Entrepreneur, Nigeria, Personality Profiles". nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[About-5] "About Oluremi". Oluremi Tinubu. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[pd1-6] "Pastor Oluremi Tinubu". politiciansdata.com. Omobolaji Folajinmi. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

[Humanitarian_Goals_or_Fraud-7] "Foundations and NGOs: An engine for humanitarian goals or fraud?". National Mirror. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Election-8] "Tribunal upholds Tinubu's election". odili. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[sixof100-9] The 6 female senators in 8th National Assembly, Naij,com, Retrieved 15 February 2016

[10] News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) (25 February 2019). "Oluremi Tinubu retains Lagos Central senatorial seat". Vanguard Media Limited, Nigeria. Vanguard Media Limited, Nigeria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[11] "Remi Tinubu says Dino Melaye threatened to rape her; petitions APC, Saraki | Premium Times Nigeria". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[12] Rebecca, Ejifoma. "Sanwo-Olu, Remi Tinubu, Elumelu, Others for Eko Excellence Awards". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

[13] "Tinubu's Wife, Senator Oluremi, Advocates For State Police Over Rising Insecurity". Sahara Reporters. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[14] "Senator Tinubu proposes Bill to reform NIPOST | The Nation". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[15] "Bagudu, Obiano, Usman, Tinubu, Tallen, Okonjo-Iweala, others shine at IWD summit". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[16] "It's a life of service — Remi Tinubu". The Vanguard. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[17] guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/news/redeem-ordains-tinubu-as-pastor/. Retrieved 19 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[18] "Award for Senator Tinubu". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[19] Abbo was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in November 2020.

[20] The PDP's Ekpenyong was elected Senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal partially annulled the results and called a supplementary election in the affected areas. Ekpenyong won the ensuing rerun election and was sworn-in again in January 2020.

[21] Oduah was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in August 2021.

[22] The PDP's Douye Diri was elected Senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Governor. Cleopas won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.

[23] The PDP's Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo was elected Senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Deputy Governor. Dickson won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.

[24] The PDP's Rose Okoji Oko was elected Senator in 2019 but died in March 2020. Jarigbe and fellow PDP member Stephen Odey fought in court over the ensuing by-election's PDP nomination; Odey won both initial court decisions and the by-election before taking office late in December 2020. However, Jarigbe later won several court challenges which declared him the legitimate PDP nominee and thus Senator. Jarigbe took office in September 2021.

[25] Nwaoboshi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in June 2021.

[26] The APC's Adebayo Clement Adeyeye was elected Senator in 2019 but the NASS Election Petition Tribunal awarded and Court of Appeal affirmed the win to Olujimi. She took office in November 2019.

[27] Due to disputes over alleged irregularities, the APC's Benjamin Uwajumogu was not sworn in until July 2019. Uwajumogu died in December 2019 leading to a bye-election. After disputes, Ibezim was awarded the bye-election victory and took office in April 2021.

[28] Due to disputes over the alleged forced declaration of his election, Okorocha was not sworn in until June 14, 2019.

[29] The PDP's Dino Melaye was elected Senator in 2019 but Adeyemi petitioned against the results and the NASS Election Petition Tribunal annulled the results and called a new election. Adeyemi won the ensuing rerun election and took office in December 2019.

[30] The APC's Adebayo Osinowo was elected Senator in 2019 but died in June 2020. Abiru won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.

[31] The APC's David Umaru was elected Senator in 2019 but the Supreme Court awarded the APC primary win to Musa making him Senator. He took office in July 2019.

[32] The APC's Ignatius Datong Longjan was elected Senator in 2019 but died in February 2020. Daduut won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.

[33] The APC's was elected Senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal awarded the win to Danbaba. He took office in November 2019.

[fnZamfara-34] Prior to inauguration, the APC's Zamfara votes were voided due to improper holding of party primaries. Thus the PDP runners-up took office. All three (Anka, Gusau, Yaú) switched to the APC in June 2021.

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