By Akinwale Kasali
President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, has distanced himself from the claim by the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah, that he, Seyi, death with him because he rejected the sum of N100m allegedly offered to him by Seyi to support President Tinubu’s Government.
At a press conference on Wednesday, the NANS alleged that Seyi Tinubu, in the presence of the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, offered him a N100 million bribe in Lagos to promote the President. Because of his refusal he said, he alleged that Seyi subjected him to torture and worse.
But distancing himself from the allegation, Seyi dismissed it as an attempt to defame his character.
In an Instagram post on Friday, Seyi stated, “Wow.. how can someone lie with so much confidence…?? Wow wow… an attempt to defame my character. May God be with you, Comrade Atiku Isah.”
In another post, he added, “I have never held a meeting to discuss any subject matter with Comrade Isah in Lagos or anywhere else in the world. I have never, knowingly, met him before. Neither did I visit any location with thugs.
“All these allegations made by Atiku Isah are completely fictional”, Seyi wrote.
It would be recalled that Isah claimed he rejected the offer, stating that he could not promote a President who had not delivered results.
He claimed that upon refusal, plans were made to abduct him.
“I was abducted on the 15th of April. I was stripped naked, beaten seriously in collaboration with the MD of NTA. I did that to gain my freedom, but immediately, I released a press statement that I was forced under duress. Because I was naked, I was beaten. They claimed they would share the video,” he alleged.
He further accused unnamed individuals of threatening to cover up any potential fallout, even suggesting that his life could be taken with no consequences.
“They told me that nothing would happen if they shared the video, and even if they killed me, Seyi Tinubu would order a cover-up. Ladoja, who was involved, said he would instruct the Inspector General of Police to cover it up and that if the police didn’t comply, he would go,” Atiku said.
He went further, “I made it clear that even if I am shot, I will still come to this hall. The inauguration proceeded, and I was announced as president. I want Nigerians to know what has happened and that we will not give up. Seyi Tinubu can do anything he wants, but we are determined.”
The immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has called for an investigation into the allegations against Seyi.
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