UPDATE: Family Member Gives Account On Jide Tinubu’s Death

The former Governor of Lagos state and the national leader of the ruling All Progressive’s Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu lost his first son lately.

According to a family member, Jide’s death was unexpected.

He suddenly collapsed and died from what was suspected to be a heart attack around 9 pm on Tuesday.

“However, after the incidence, close family members rushed him down to hospital on Lagos Island where he was confirmed dead on arrival,” the person said.

He added that the tragic news was kept secret because the father, Bola Tinubu, was in Abuja for the National Executive
Committee (NEC) meeting of his party, the APC.

The news of Jide’s death broke the media yesterday.