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Nigeria 2023: Controversy over Tinubu’s childhood lingers ahead of polls

By Eniola Akinkuotu

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Posted on December 6, 2022 08:11

© Members of the public stand behind a campaign poster of presidential candidate of APC’s Bola Tinubu and runningmate Abdullahi Shettima, displayed on a bus, during a party campaign rally at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, on November 26, 2022. – (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
Members of the public stand behind a campaign poster of presidential candidate of APC’s Bola Tinubu and runningmate Abdullahi Shettima, displayed on a bus, during a party campaign rally at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, on November 26, 2022. – (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

Bola Tinubu – the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – has been in the public eye for the last 30 years. However, his childhood years remain a subject of controversy ahead of the election, which comes up next February.

Former Governor Donald Duke of Cross River State was shocked to see his childhood photograph being passed off as that of a young Bola Tinubu. The photo was featured in a documentary that was produced by Tinubu’s campaign team and aired repeatedly on TVC, a television station owned by Tinubu.

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