Rein In Your Son Atiku Urges Tinubu Over Alleged Nans Interference

Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to restrain members of his family, particularly his son, Seyi Tinubu, over an alleged attempt to interfere in the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students NANS.

In a statement released Friday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku said Nigeria should not be treated as a private estate, describing recent developments as a threat to democratic principles and civil liberties.

The statement, titled Tinubu Must Call His Family To Order: Nigeria Is Not A Private Estate, followed allegations by a factional president of NANS, Comrade Atiku Isah, who claimed Seyi Tinubu attempted to bribe him with N100 million to endorse President Tinubu.

Isah, during a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, said the bribe attempt took place in Lagos and was followed by his alleged abduction and assault by thugs on April 15 after he rejected the offer.

I could not endorse a president who had failed to deliver on his campaign promises, Isah stated. He also alleged that after refusing the bribe, he was assaulted, stripped, and abducted.