Atiku Isah, Factional NANS President, Issues Public Apology to Seyi Tinubu, Retracts Earlier Claims

The factional president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Atiku Isah, has retracted his earlier allegations against Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, admitting they were untrue and influenced by misinformation.

Isah had previously claimed that Seyi Tinubu and the Minister of Youth Development offered him a N100 million bribe, which he refused, and that he was abducted and assaulted on April 15.

In a Facebook statement titled “Setting the Records Straight/Public Apology to Seyi Tinubu,” Isah disclosed that his rival, NANS President Olusola Ladoja, misled him with false information to undermine his leadership. He said, “The offer of N100,000,000 was clearly untrue, as Ladoja Olusola fed me lies and half-truths for the sole purpose of achieving his selfish agenda.”

Isah also admitted that the claim that Seyi Tinubu led thugs to disrupt his inauguration was false, stating, “I later found out that Mr Seyi was nowhere near the venue.” He apologized to President Bola Tinubu, his son Seyi, the Minister of Youths and Sports, and others who may have been offended by his earlier statements.