NANS slams Bauchi governor’s son for criticising Seyi Tinubu’s food distribution

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has criticized Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed, son of the Bauchi State governor, for attacking Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Shamsudeen had condemned Seyi Tinubu’s food distribution in Bauchi State, which was part of the Renewed Hope Youth Engagement (RHYE) initiative.

In a statement, NANS Senate President Usman Nagwaza described the criticism as “ridiculous and uncalled for,” urging the public not to be misled by what he termed an attempt at misdirection and blame-shifting.

Nagwaza argued that expecting Seyi Tinubu, a private citizen without executive powers, to single-handedly resolve unemployment in a state with a fully constituted government amounted to an abdication of responsibility.

“This attempt to shift the onus from the Bauchi State Government to an individual outs

“Therefore, that he chooses to extend a helping hand should not invite criticism but rather commendation.

Seyi Tinubu must, therefore, not allow the bitter wailings of naysayers to deter him from his path of service. History is kind to men who, despite unwarranted vilification, remain steadfast in their pursuit of the greater good.

If those in government had half his sense of duty, we would not be here debating the moral imperative of empowerment.

“Let it be known: the burden of leadership is not to be offloaded onto private individuals, and those who have failed their people should first introspect before seeking to pontificate.

“It is both amusing and infuriating to witness a man who basks in the privileges of his father’s gubernatorial office turn around to pontificate on youth empowerment, all while his lineage has spectacularly failed in that very regard.

“Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed should be utterly mortified by his audacity in seeking to deflect responsibility from the very administration in which his father is at the helm.

“One must ask, with all sincerity, how many youths his father has empowered since assuming office? How many sustainable economic programs has his father’s administration initiated? What tangible infrastructural advancements in ICT, business incubation, or employment generation can be attributed to the Bala Mohammed-led government?

“If none, then the younger Bala’s sudden grandstanding on youth empowerment is nothing more than an embarrassing exercise in hypocrisy.”