Key Takeaways
- Nigerians have taken a swipe at Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, following a video of him handing cash to occupants of a tricycle taxi in Kebbi State.
- The video shows Seyi approaching a yellow auto-rickshaw, popularly known as Maruwa, engaging occupants in conversation before appearing to hand over money — asking: “I heard this state is for Atiku, that was why I came down. Who do you support?”
- The video has sparked mixed reactions on social media, with many accusing him of vote-buying and desperation ahead of Jan 16, 2027 election.
Nigerians have taken a swipe at Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, following a video of him handing cash to occupants of a tricycle taxi in Kebbi State.
The video, which has sparked mixed reactions on social media, showed Seyi approaching a yellow auto-rickshaw, popularly known as a Maruwa, and engaging the occupants in a conversation before appearing to hand over money.
During the interaction, Seyi 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 clip, published by Nimisioluwa on X, has since gone viral, with many Nigerians accusing the President’s son of vote-buying ahead of the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
“I heard you guys are voting Atiku”
—Moment Seyi Tinubu stopped a Maruwa to ask a female passenger who she would be voting for, and immediately she said Tinubu, he brought out a large sum of money and gave her. 😂
Seyi Tinubu, hope this is not vote-buying in disguise? Are we… pic.twitter.com/G4ZlNFbRzg
— Idanssssssss😝😝 (@Nimisioluwa) November 10, 2026
Reactions trailing the video include:
@otticiaL_Gegeh: “With this kind of moves, you think if they finally win they won’t frustrate your life and make things hard for you?”
@Idanssssssss: “Isn’t this vote buying?”
@ManLikeIcey: “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.”
@Adeyemi Olamilekan: “Just look at the way they are sharing money up and down, this is what they are using our subsidy money to do.”
@ssomie: “Such a terrible look. These people have stolen pieces. They have a war chest for 2027 but I know God has something in store.”
@Udochukwu Azuwike: “That’s all they know…buy everyone with money. No good governance. No quality leadership.”
@CHabeeb: “After 16 January 2027, Nigerians will have to live with the economic and political choices they make at the ballot box. Collect the incentive and vote against your own interests if you choose, but once the result is in, no amount of crying will change it. Nigerians will get the government they vote for.”
@ARÓMÍSÀ LÈGB LÈGBE: “It’s desperation that make them do these things. They want to buy our loyalty with our money.”
Kebbi State, in the North-West, has been a stronghold of the APC in recent elections, but the ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has also built a base there — which explains Seyi’s remark that “this state is for Atiku.”
Seyi Tinubu, who heads the City Boy Movement and has been campaigning vigorously for his father’s re-election, has in recent weeks been on a tour of Northern states, engaging youths, riders and market women.
Efforts to get a response from Seyi Tinubu or the APC Presidential Campaign Council as of the time of filing this report were unsuccessful.
