IN a volte face, self-acclaimed president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Atiku Abubakar Isah, has recanted on his wild allegations against President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, saying there were false.
Atiku, in a statement on Wednesday, May 7, explained that his earlier claims in a viral social media video that Seyi and the Minister of Youths and Sport, Ayodele Olawande, invited him to Lagos and offered him N100million to support the President, which he rejected and was subsequently abducted on April 15, were untrue.
He had further alleged that he was stripped naked after his abduction and thoroughly beaten up and taken to the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), where an “involuntary statement purportedly abdicating my position as NANS President was obtained under duress.”
But in a letter of apology to Seyi, posted on his Facebook page, Atiku described his claims as untrue, blaming another self-acclaimed president of NANS president, Ladoja Olusola, for the situation.
Atiku said in the letter: “It has become imperative to note that the offer of N100,000,000 which was alleged was made to me to support President Tinubu was clearly untrue, as Ladoja Olusola, who was desperate to get me out of my legitimate position as the duly elected president of NANS, fed me the lies and half truths for the sole purpose of achieving his selfish agenda of taking over the reigns of the student body through the back doors.
“It was also Ladoja Olusola, who warned me that Mr. Seyi Tinubu could order my killing and thereafter instruct the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to bury the matter.”
He also said his claim that Seyi led thugs to the venue of his inauguration was false, adding: “I made these claims owing to the picture of Seyi Tinubu painted to me by Ladoja Olusola, who swore to me that Seyi was doing everything to ensure I am not alive to serve my tenure as NANS president.
“In fact, I later found out that Mr. Seyi was nowhere near the venue.”
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