Jide, one of the sons of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, embarked on binge drinking on Tuesday night before he suffered a heart attack on Wednesday, leading to his death, The Eagle Online has learnt.
Credible sources within the family told The Eagle Online that “Jide indeed lived a reckless life”.
It was gathered that Jide went clubbing on Tuesday night and had more than “a couple of drinks”.
Owing to his lifestyle, Jide was said not to be a “favoured” child in the Tinubu family.
And while he lived in Nigeria as at the time of his death, his family had remained in the United Kingdom.
One of the sources said contrary to the impression outside, Jide was not “exposed to too much money” by Asiwaju Tinubu.
Informed sources told The Eagle Online that Tinubu knows his children intimately and handles each one based on behaviour.
He is said to be a stickler for discipline and would not tolerate any untoward behaviour from any of his children.
The Eagle Online gathered that the Third Day Prayer for Jide will be held on Friday (today) at Tinubu’s house on Sunday Adigun Street, Alausa, Ikeja.
It was, however, learnt by The Eagle Online that Tinubu and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, will not be at the prayer session.
They were said to have jetted out to the United Kingdom to meet with the wife and children of Jide.
A source said: “Asiwaju and Senator Oluremi have travelled to the UK to see Jide’s wife and children in order to “reassure them that all is well”.
As earlier reported by The Eagle Online, Jide was interred on Wednesday at the Ikoyi Cemetery in Lagos.
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