From Kunle Olafioye
The All-Nigerian Youth Support Group has said that the son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu, should be accorded respect for supporting his father.
President of the group, Ismail Tanko, who made this declaration in a statement, said Seyi had invested in the success of his father’s administration, making positive efforts to see to the actualization of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President.
Tanko said: “It has to be noted that Seyi was a valuable asset during the campaigns as he tirelessly harnessed the votes of Nigerian youths for his father. It is as a result of Seyi’s relentless agitation for the appointment of young persons that we have so many young persons holding significant posts in this administration.
“It will not be wrong to say that Seyi did more to ensure the president’s victory. Seyi has, therefore, invested more in the success of his father’s administration.”
According to Ismail Tanko, ANYSG is an active group, which is in support of fairness and good governance. “Seyi has neither told anybody that he was a member of the Executive Council of the Federal Republic nor that he was holding any position in the government but has been playing his role to help his father succeed.”
However, the group maintained that seeing Seyi around the FEC meeting does not in any way mean that he is regular at the Federal Executive Council Meeting.
“He might have come around the villa to chip in a message. He never took any prominent seat but sat back. President Tinubu is his father and, most importantly, should not be castigated or humiliated.
“We know those spreading false rumuors against the young man. We know they are not comfortable with Seyi being around his family. They want to create the impression that he is interfering. But he is not. Nobody can tell us that he is influencing his father. This is not fair on the young man,” Tanko added