Inside Nigeria
Tinubu Displays Romantic Side as He Pens Powerful Love Letter to Wife, Oluremi, at 65
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a political general who has fought and won many battles. As President of the most populous Black nation on earth, he ranks among the world’s most powerful.
However,as experience has shown, even the most powerful man on earth has a boss-love. For as someone wrote, “love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat.” Love is the chord that tangles the soul of the Romeo with the soul of his Juliet forever.
This much President Tinubu has expressed in a love letter he wrote to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu as she turns 65, describing her as his “steadying anchor” .
“As you celebrate your 65th birthday today, I honour not only the love of my life, but also a woman whose quiet strength and enduring grace have been my steadying anchor,” Tinubu wrote. “Through every season, from the long years of struggle and political exile, to leadership responsibilities, you have stood firmly by my side with dignity, patience, and devotion that words can scarcely express.”
The President said more. He described the First Lady as his “confidant, counsellor, and the steady flame illuminating my path.”
The taste of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating. Please enjoy all of the romantic piece by the President served below:
Oluremi Mi,
As you celebrate your 65th birthday today, I honour not only the love of my life, but also a woman whose quiet strength and enduring grace have been my steadying anchor. Through every season, from the long years of struggle and political exile, to leadership responsibilities, you have stood firmly by my side with dignity, patience, and devotion that words can scarcely express.
You are more than my wife. You are my confidant, counsellor, and the steady flame illuminating my path. In you, our children and grandchildren see the example of compassion and faith, and in you, our nation sees the true strength of womanhood; resolute yet tender, humble yet unshakably firm.
Nigeria owes you more than many will ever know. In every sacrifice you made quietly, in every burden you carried without complaint, you have served this country as surely as I have, not from the podium, but from the heart of our home.
Today, as your husband, I thank God for your life, health, and unwavering love. As your President, I salute you as the First Lady whose warmth and empathy continue to touch millions of lives across our land. And as your lifelong companion, I say that I love you more than ever, and am blessed every day by your presence. Your love is a treasure I hold dear.
Happy 65th birthday, Oluremi. May the years ahead be filled with joy, peace, and the fulfilment you so richly deserve.
-Bola
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
Presidential Villa,
Abuja
September 21, 2025
