Bola Tinubu beats Fashola, Amaechi to grab ‘Champion Of Democracy’ Award

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of the much publicised Global Village Extra “Champion of Democracy” award.

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, popularly referred to by his chieftaincy title of Jagaban of Borgu, was chosen ahead of former President Goodluck Jonathan and Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation.

Tinubu will be presented with the award at a lavish ceremony during the Global Village Extra Seminar and Awards Night slated to hold between October 28 and 30, 2016 in the United States.

The organisers of the three-day event had informed earlier that the Champion of Democracy award category intended for the main actors at the last general elections in Nigeria, will be contended for by the three people listed.

This was because they played significant roles in determining the winner of the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria.

The former Lagos State governor, respected all over the world for his strategic prowess and political know-how, according to the organisers, won the award because of his ability to sell President Muhammadu Buhari to the South West. Tinubu’s antecedents obviously speak volume on his relentless effort to revolutionalise Nigerian politics.

Based on his experience as a former governor, he was able to merge forces from the Action Congress of Nigeria with the All Nigeria Peoples Party, Congress for Progressive Change and a section of All Progressive Grand Alliance.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was born on March , 1952 in Lagos, Nigeria to the Tinubu Family of Lagos State. His political career started when he was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1993 and as governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007.