President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, has denied accusations made by Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah, the president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), calling them an effort to discredit him.
Reacting 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 a similar 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.”
The president’s son further alleged that his accuser was making claims that are outrightly fictional
The reaction came after Isah said in a news conference on Wednesday that he was promised a ₦100 million bribe in Lagos by Seyi Tinubu and Ayodele Olawande, the Minister of Youth Development, in order to advance the president.
Isah claims that he turned down the offer, saying that he was unable to elevate a president who had failed to produce results. When he refused, he said, arrangements were devised to kidnap him.
“I was abducted on the 15th of April. I was stripped naked and 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.
“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.”
