Oluremi Tinubu (born 21 September 1960) is a

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who served as the first lady of

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from 1999 to 2007 and is currently a

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representing Lagos Central Senatorial District at the

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. She is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) political party.

Early life

Oluremi Tinubu was born on 21 September 1960, she is the youngest of 12 children in her family, she hails from

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Education

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 Tinubu received a

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in Education from the

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, and a National Certificate of Education in

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and

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from the

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Political career

She became the first lady of Lagos State when her husband,

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, 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." When Tinubu was elected, it was challenged at the Legislative House Election Petition Tribunal - which later convened and upheld the election in 2012. Tinubu was one of over 100 senators elected in the 8th assembly in 2015. Six of these were women. The others were

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and

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, who both represent

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and

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.The 6 female senators in 8th National Assembly
Naij,com, Retrieved 15 February 2016 At the 2019 general elections, she retained her senatorial seat representing Lagos Central, making it her third tenure in office 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

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during a senate closed-door session. She was listed alongside Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Tony Elumelu and other prominent people for the Eko Excellence Awards in 2019. In 2020, she called for the creation of state police as a way of tackling the rising spate of insecurity in the country. In March 2021, Senator Tinubu proposed a bill to reform the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to make it a more viable entity. She also received the award for the most impactful female senator at The Guardian organized International Women's Day Summit 2021.

Awards and honors

She has 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 ON 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)

Personal life

She is married to former Governor and Senator of Lagos State,

. She is a

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. and is an ordained pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. 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 State Officials (COWLSO)

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