Former Governor of Lagos State and the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won 2015 Silverbird Man of the Year Award.
Tinubu was nominated alongside the first chartered accountant in Nigeria, Akintola Williams as extraordinary men of the year and Tinubu emerged victorious on Sunday at the award ceremony held at the Convention Centre of the Eko Hotel, Lagos.
Earlier before Tinubu was awarded, the President of Silverbird Group, Ben Murray- Bruce talked about the fact that the nation cannot develop and grow if the concept of history is not there.
Tinubu in his response urged Ben Murray-Bruce who is currently a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to sponsor a bill to bring back the teaching of history into Nigerian schools.
Tinubu dedicated the award to his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
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