‘Is this vote-buying?’ Seyi Tinubu’s cash handout sparks debate

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Nigerians on social media have expressed mixed reactions after a video emerged showing Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, handing cash to occupants of a tricycle taxi in…

Nigerians on social media have expressed mixed reactions after a video emerged showing Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, handing cash to occupants of a tricycle taxi in Kebbi State.

The video, which has circulated on social media on Wednesday, showed Seyi approaching a yellow auto-rickshaw, popularly known as a Keke NAPEP, and engaging its occupants in a conversation before appearing to give them money.

During the interaction, he was heard asking the occupants about their political affiliations.

“I heard this state is for Atiku, that was why I came down. Who do you support?” he asked.

The video triggered criticism from some social media users, who questioned the intention behind the cash handout and suggested it could be linked to political mobilisation.

An X user, who tweets as#ManLikeIcey criticised the gesture, writing, “Seyi Tinubu couldn’t tell her what his dad has done to be re elected instead he bribed her with money. This is barbaric and shameful.”

Another user, #Adeyemi Olamilekan, also questioned the source of the money, saying, “Just look at the way they are sharing money up and down, this is what they are using our subsidy money to do.”

Similarly, Nimisioluwa who identifies as #Idanssssssss questioned whether the gesture amounted to vote-buying, writing, “Seyi Tinubu, hope this is not vote-buying in disguise? Are we already campaigning with cash?”

However, some users defended the gesture, arguing that giving money to an individual did not necessarily amount to vote-buying.

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