Abuja: Education for Accelerated Development (EAD), a Civil Society Organisation, has declared that recent allegations of bribery against Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, are unfounded. A factional leader of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Atiku Isah, alleged that Seyi Tinubu offered him a bribe of N100 million naira to support President Tinubu’s re-election bid.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Dr Abdulkadir Fuad, Chairman of EAD, dismissed these allegations as a hoax and a piece of fabrication during an interview in Abuja. Fuad urged the public to ignore the allegations, stating that Isah was masquerading as a NANS president and seeking cheap relevance under the guise of the students’ body. Fuad emphasized that Olusola Ladoja is the legitimate and legally recognized president of NANS.
Fuad refuted the bribery claims, pointing out that the election is scheduled for 2027 and that Seyi Tinubu is currently focused on advocating for better welfare for Nigerian youths rather than election matters. He posed a challenge to anyone with evidence of bribery against Seyi Tinubu to present it to the appropriate authorities.
The EAD chairman suggested that some individuals are envious of the public acceptance Seyi Tinubu is gaining among the youth across Nigeria. He also dismissed allegations of torture, abduction, and attempts to disrupt the inauguration of NANS leadership in Abuja as baseless. Fuad concluded by asserting that anyone who believes in the involvement of Seyi Tinubu in criminal activities but fails to report to security agencies is attempting to malign and discredit him.
