The national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has lost his first son, Jide
The sad event occurred yesterday and was a was announced through a memo sent to members of the? All Progressives Congress in Lagos by the Chairman of the party in Lagos, Chief Henry Oladele Ajomale.
“Dear Members, ?It’s with regrets that I inform you of the demise of Mr Jide Tinubu, the son of our dear and esteemed Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.? Please commiserate with him”, the memo read.
No details were provided regarding the circumstances of his death.
However, ?a family source told Thisday that he died in London after battling with an undisclosed illness. The source also said that his father and other members of the family had been very anxious about his health.
?Jide studied at the University of Liverpool, England where he graduated with a degree in law. He obtained a master’s degree in Maritime Law from the University of London and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1999. He served as Promoter of TSL Limited and also worked in the Legal Department of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited from January 2000 to September 2001. Prior to this, he had brief stints with Cargo Maritime in Paris, France, a firm of shipbrokers that specialized in petroleum product tankers, and Ocean and Oil Services Ltd.
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