National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has lost his son, Jide.
In confirmation of the unfortunate incident, the Lagos State APC Chairman, Otunba Henry Oladele Ajomale, said: “It is with regrets that I inform you of the demise of Mr. Jide Tinubu, the Son of Our dear and esteemed Leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu.”
Late Jide was a law graduate of the University of Liverpool, England. He obtained a Masters degree in Maritime Law from the University of London and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1999.
The late Jide 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, Paris, France, a firm of shipbrokers that specialize in petroleum product tankers, and Ocean and Oil Services Ltd.
Details of what led to the late Jide Tinubu’s death remain sketchy at the time of filing this report.