After taking office on May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu claims that he has done so many reforms that he should be included in the Guinness World Records.
In addition to claiming that his experience equipped him for the presidency, Tinubu said that while serving as governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, he transformed the state’s economy from zero to the fifth largest on the continent.
He announced this at Berlin, Germany’s 10th German-Nigerian Business Forum,
His words: “For those who fear various obstacles, look at me; I come from the private sector, and I’m one of you, trained by Deloitte. I served as the treasurer of Exxon Mobil. Define corporate governance in any way, and I am in it.
“I governed Lagos for eight consecutive years. Today, I can proudly beat my chest that Lagos State is on the horizon and the fifth-largest economy in Africa, rising from zero. This is the track record that led me to the office of president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Nigeria voted for me for reforms, and from day one of my inauguration, I started the reforms. To me, if you didn’t mention me in the Guinness Book of Records, I’d thrive to find a way to insert myself because I did it without expectation, my inaugural speech disclosed what I would do” Tinubu added.
The Nigerian president made his comments following the signing of two significant deals between German and Nigerian businesses in Berlin on Tuesday.