WHAT began as a harmless courtesy call on former Lagos State Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu by some students at the Nigerian Law School of the state origin is turning into a big scandal, the Nigerian Compass on Saturday can authoritatively report.

The largesse that the former Governor gave to the students has led to near fisticuffs, petition writing and the setting up of an investigation panel by the school authority.

Twenty-one students of the school from Lagos State had penultimate Friday visited Tinubu at the Freedom House, Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

They had initially gone the former Governor’s house on Bourdillon Street, also on Victoria Island, but were directed to the Freedom House.

Their mission was to appeal to the former governor to talk to Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola to pay their bursaries and give each Lagos State student at the Law School an I-Pod. The group was led by a lady whose name was simply given as Ganiyatu.

After listening to the group, the former Governor was reported to have told the students to put their request in writing.
He thereafter directed his son, Seun, who is also a student of the Law School, to “settle” the visitors.

Seun had contested a seat on the Students Representatives Council (SRC) against a daughter of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Azeeat. He lost.

Apparently to worm himself into the hearts of fellow students, Seun gave the visiting students a sizeable sum.

Other students from the state are, however, up in arms against the Ganiyatu. They accused her of short-changing other students by giving each of them what they consider a paltry sum of N23,500, from a huge gift from Tinubu that they believed was in the range of millions of Naira.

By the following Monday, other students from the state, wrote a petition to the Deputy Director-General of the school, Mr. O. A. Onadeko.

It was learnt that Onadeko minuted on the petition to the Director of Administration who minuted it to the Head of Students’ Affairs. The petitioners also alleged that Ganiyatu took her friends who were not Lagos State indigenes on the trip to Tinubu.

They identified eight of such alleged impostors.

The petitioners also insisted that since the trip was in a representative capacity and that the money given to them by Tinubu ought to have been brought to the larger meeting of the Lagos State indigenes for sharing.

Last Monday, the head of Students Affairs began preliminary investigation into the matter. Three of the alleged impostors were reported to have confessed that they hail from other states and were said to have pleaded with the petitioners to remove their names.

Seyi Tinubu was alleged to have told the aggrieved students to drop their petition, promising them of a date with his dad and an opportunity for their own largesse.

The school authority has since warned the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) not to embark its proposed visit to Tinubu, Fashola or any other money-bag in the state.

How does giving students that paid Tinubu transport fare translates to tinubu bribing them?

Seun:
Topic changed, but it's obvious that the goal of the "gift" was to promote Seun Tinubu's political ambition.

Pa22: But was it Seun Tinubu that initiated the courtesy call?

After listening to the group, the former Governor was reported to have told the students to put their request in writing.
He thereafter directed his son, Seun, who is also a student of the Law School, to “settle” the visitors.

Seun had contested a seat on the Students Representatives Council (SRC) against a daughter of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Azeeat. He lost.

Apparently to worm himself into the hearts of fellow students, Seun gave the visiting students a sizeable sum.

Seun:
Topic changed, but it's obvious that the goal of the "gift" was to promote Seun Tinubu's political ambition.

Seun:
Topic changed, but it's obvious that the goal of the "gift" was to promote Seun Tinubu's political ambition.

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Whoever posted this on the frontpage is out of his/her mind.How does giving students that paid Tinubu transport fare translates to tinubu bribing them ? Huh

Bethy2love: when are we going to stop seing gift as bribe in this nation.

Nickydrake: Two years ago a sitting governor visited our faculty where he was purportedly running a masters program. Law students who were indigenes of his state and happened to be informed about the covert visit besieged him. He coughed up a few hundred thousand, cash.

Boyloaf: most of d first set of comments in dis thread prolly r from some of d shameless law students. are u guys blind to see dat tinubu's son is bribin u guys for him to hav a chance politically? bunch of low lifes. i pity una oh

Boyloaf: most of d first set of comments in dis thread prolly r from some of d shameless law students. are u guys blind to see dat tinubu's son is bribin u guys for him to hav a chance politically? bunch of low lifes. i pity una oh

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Whoever posted this on the frontpage is out of his/her mind.How does giving students that paid Tinubu transport fare translates to tinubu bribing them ? Huh

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Whoever posted this on the frontpage is out of his/her mind.How does giving students that paid Tinubu transport fare translates to tinubu bribing them ? Huh

Basics007: I'm curious about what the OP is tryin to achieve by the titling of this article. The article called it a largesse while the OP sensationally called it a bribe. Where's the bribe in this article now? Or the definition of a bribe has changed overnight?

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Whoever posted this on the frontpage is out of his/her mind.How does giving students that paid Tinubu transport fare translates to tinubu bribing them ? Huh