Oluremi Tinubu is a Nigerian politician who was the First Lady of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. She is currently a senator at the National Assembly, representing the Lagos Central Senatorial District.
She is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Table of Content hide 1Remi Tinubu Biography 2Career 3Politics 4Achievements 5Controversies 6Remi Tinubu net worth 7Family 8Tribe 9Remi Tinubu Age 10ConclusionRemi Tinubu Biography
Oluremi Tinubu, the 12th child in her family, was born on September 21, 1960, in Ogun State.
She obtained her West Africa Senior School Certificate from Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu-Ode, in 1979.
Tinubu has 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.
She got a Postgraduate Diploma at The Redeemed Christian Bible College in 2010.
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Career
Oluremi started as a high school teacher before venturing fully into politics.
Politics
She became the first lady of Lagos State after her husband, Bola Tinubu, became Governor. She established the New Era Foundation, whose objectives include developing facilities for kids’ all-around growth and enhancing civic engagement and environmental health.
She was elected to the National Assembly in 2011 in a contentious election contested in the Legislative House Election Petition Tribunal. She was cleared in 2012, and the election results were affirmed.
Since then, she has established a reputation as one of the most charismatic senators in the national assembly, serving a third term.
Oluremi Tinubu has spoken in favour of establishing state police to deal with national security issues. She proposed a bill to refurbish the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST, in 2021.
Achievements
Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s numerous constituency projects best demonstrate her dedication. These programs cater to a variety of primary and secondary needs of society as well as those of the average person. On March 3, 2016, the Abimbola Jakande Obstetrics and Gynecology Center at the Badore Primary Health Centre in Eti-Osa Local Government officially opened. This speaks of a woman who provides a third viewpoint on the needs of society as a whole.
The provision of grinding machines to those who benefited from the petty traders’ empowerment capital scheme, the gift of a boat to the Eti-Osa local government (Iru Victoria Island LCDA), and the opening of the Iyaloja-General Folasade Tinubu-Ojo Model Market at Oke-lra Nla in the Eti-Osa Local Government all point to a concerted effort that has been made without much fanfare to address the essential needs of the people.
Beyond infrastructure and essentials, Oluremi Tinubu significantly contributed to other societal elements. Her Youth Empowerment & Skill Acquisition Scheme (YESAS), which combines the Good Boys and Girls Empowerment Scheme, has assisted 1172 persons (GBGES). Through this program, 144 young people received training in a range of skills along with N40,000 each and firm start-up kits.
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Among these many successes are the distribution of 10 block-making machines and N500,000 in startup funds to constituents, the distribution of sewing machines and 5KVA generators to 50 young people involved in fashion design on September 1, 2016, the sponsorship of five young people to the African Youth Initiative on Crime Prevention Conference held in Abuja and Lagos, respectively, and the presentation of sewing machines and N20,000 to 79 young people.
Primary schools now have better infrastructure, which helps pay the bills for disadvantaged high school pupils taking school certificate exams. The 255 GCE forms she provides to constituents each year serve as evidence of this. Senator Oluremi Tinubu focuses on psychomotor and sports events in addition to the cognitive and academic aspects of education, which is why the Muniru Muse U-12/U-15 Boys and Girls Soccer Competition and Annual Sponsorship of the Muniru Muse U- 12/U-15 Boys and Girls Soccer Competition from 2012 to present.
She was a nominee for the 2019 Eko Excellence Awards along with other well-known people like Tony Elumelu and Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
She has won various accolades and distinctions, including the National Award of the Officer of the Order of the Niger [OON] and the Gambian Diamond Award for Immense Contribution to the Emancipation of People from Poverty. She is on the Kings’ University board of trustees at Ode-Omu (2005).
Controversies
In a video that went viral online in 2019, Senator Oluremi was heard talking in Yoruba about evicting Igbo residents of Lagos State and inheriting their wealth. She continued by saying that contacting the local deities would ban the Igbos from Lagos.
During a meeting that was held behind closed doors in 2016, Senator Oluremi and Senator Dino Melaye got into a quarrel. She claims that Senator Dino Melaye threatened to get her pregnant and hit her. Senator Tinubu requested adequate security from the Inspector General of Police due to the purported attack threat made by her colleague and then-fellow party member Dino Melaye at a closed-door senate meeting.
Remi Tinubu net worth
Her net worth is estimated at $2 million.
Family
She is married to Bola Tinubu, a former senator and Governor of Lagos State. The couple has four children together: Folashade, Oluwaseyi, Abibat, and Jide.
Tribe
Oluremi is Yoruba from Ogun State in Southwest Nigeria.
Remi Tinubu Age
She was born on September 21, 1960. She is currently 62 years old.
Conclusion
Oluremi Tinubu is a deaconess of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
In 2018, the church hosted its 66th annual convention with the subject of Dominion in the Old Arena of the RCCG, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, where she was ordained. Additionally, she serves as the Grand Matron of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO).
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