FINGERED! Seyi Tinubu Behind Aborted NANS Convention

. Allegedly Plots To Impose Candidate As President

By Lanre Olaleye

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's son, Seyi Tinubu has been fingered as a prime suspect in the recent pandemonium that rocked yesterday's aborted annual conference of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
The conference which held at the Old Parade Ground, Abuja on Thursday 29th November 2023 was marred by heavy shootings as opposing delegates were involved in a free for all fight in an ill-fated bid to elect a new NANS President and national leaders.
Multiple sources claim several students were injured during the fracas.

According to reports, the violence started when opposition delegates were accosted by thugs who were purportedly backing a candidate that President Bola Tinubu’s son Seyi was supporting.
It would be recalled one of Seyi's cronies, Sunday Ashefon was recently appointed Senior Special Assistant on Student Engagement to the president at the behest of Seyi.
Investigation revealed that Ashefon working in league with Seyi has, thereafter, reportedly anointed one Lucky Emonefe as NANS President prior to the conference.
But the choice of the Delta State-born student activist has not gone down well with opposing delegates many of whom were of the opinion that the Delta State College of Education graduate is too old to occupy NANS leadership.
Since Emonefe departed the Delta State College of Education in Warri in 2003, numerous stakeholders and students believe that he is unfit.
Many opined that politicians particularly Seyi Tinubu have raised a substantial amount of money to influence the current election in Emonefe’s favour.

A student who spoke on the aborted conference said, “It’s extremely shameful to see old men who should rather be more concerned about the lives and welfare of their wives and kids fighting for positions in the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
“Imagine someone who left the College of Education since 2003, about 20 years ago is now planning to become president of the association due to the selfishness of some people working with politicians.”
Another student added, “This same old man, his wife is a serving councillor under PDP in Delta, she is serving her second tenure, so you can guess his age. He is supported by the Delta State Government machinery over this.
“But in Abuja, he is claiming to be an APC member after racketeers led by Asefon collected millions of Naira from him and sold him to Seyi Tinubu as APC candidate for NANS President. Now they came here and started shooting anyhow and attacking delegates who are not in support of Lucky.”