The controversies and questions surrounding the age of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu resurfaced on March 29th, 2024, the day he marked his 72nd birthday. Tinubu’s age has been a subject of intense discussion ever since his In-law, Tee Mac, said in 2023 the President is over 80 years old.
Last weekend, the controversy surrounding Tinubu’s age heightened after Jackson Ude, ex- President Goodluck Jonathan’s former aide, dug out an old publication by the Guardian Nigeria, revealing the President’ s age in 1993.
In the 1993 publication, Tinubu is said to be 52 years old. Fast forward to today, the President should be 84 years old and not 72; Mr Jackson asserted.
Oseni Rufal, Arise TV journalist, also gave his two cents on the controversy, stirring reactions from Nigerians online.
Meanwhile, Tee Mac, Tinubu’s in-law who doubles as Nigeria’ s popular flutist, had challenged Tinubu to prove him wrong that he is not above 80 years old by presenting his birth certificate.
“You see Tinubu is my in- law. His wife Remi is my cousin. Her Itsekiri mother and my Itsekiri mother are sisters.
“I have known Tinubu since the mid-80s personally and even arranged for him to stay in my stepfather’ s house (Sir Mobolaji Bank- Anthony) in London when he went into exile, he had said.
