The 35-year-old Seyi Tinubu, son of former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday morning at about 1:53am flew out to London, United Kingdom, in a private jet with members of his family and a few others, INFORMATION CARRIER has learnt.
Seyi, according to findings, disguised to avoid being identified by irate youths, who had taken over major roads across the city, to get to the airport to board the $60m Falcon 900X jet that flew him and his family out of the country.
The
emergency trip follows the growing resentment in Lagos against his
father, who has seen some of his known investments in Lagos and Abuja
targeted and burnt by angry Nigerians over his perceived involvement in
the deployment of soldiers, who killed peaceful protesters in the Lekki
Toll Gate area of Lagos on Tuesday night.
Seyi Tinubu
Lover
10 peaceful protesters were killed by soldiers in Tuesday's massacre
while demanding an end to police brutality and state repression.
An
overwhelming majority of Lagosians have accused the All Progressives
Congress' National Leader of being behind the incident -- a claim he has
denied.
In retaliation
for the killing of peaceful protesters, angry citizens on Wednesday
morning burnt down Television Continental and The Nation Newspaper --
both media establishments with headquarters in Lagos believed to be
owned by Tinubu.
Earlier
on Tuesday night, angry Nigerians had burnt the toll plaza of the
Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, another money spinner said to be controlled by
the former Lagos governor.
Seyi Tinubu and his wife.
On
the manifest of the flight expected to land at London Stansted Airport
obtained by SaharaReporters, the passengers on board include Tinubu
Oluwaseyi Afolabi, his wife Tinubu Layal Chinwe, their daughter born in
London during the COVID-19 lockdown period Tinubu Noella Amira Rose
Titilayo, Tinubu Bolatito Ayyan Jidenna, members of his wife’s family
and their baby sitter made up of Holm Rosemary Nkechinyelu, Holm Sean
Obiagulu and Cardona Melisa Felizarta.
The all Greek crew members of the jet include Spyridon Kouris, Stantidis Dimitrios and Trylon Foteini.
The flight manifest.
The
ex-Lagos governor controls two private jets – one through his younger
sibling – Wale Tinubu – and a Falcon 900X with registration number
T7-JAT to his name.
Seyi,
according to findings by SaharaReporters, disguised to avoid being
identified by irate youth, who had taken over major roads across the
city, to get to the airport to board the $60m Falcon 900X jet that flew
him and his family out of the country.
As
one of Tinubu’s most favoured children, 35-year-old Seyi, who is the
Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of Loatsad Promomedia and the Founder
of the Noella Foundation, controls a vast business empire with most of
his income coming in from advertising where his father’s influence has
continued to pave the way for him.
In
February 2019, the Free Lagos Movement alleged that the young man was
appointed as the emergency financial consultant to all parastatals and
local governments in Lagos State.
The
group also said that Seyi was being positioned to take over as governor
of Lagos State in 2023, continuing the family’s dominance of politics
in the state.
Seyi’s mother, Oluremi Tinubu, is currently a Senator in Nigeria.
Asiwaju
Tinubu, his father, who is known to be eyeing the Presidency in 2023
when the rancorous administration of President Muhammadu Buhari comes to
an end after eight years and is believed to be in France at the moment,
has been accused of feeding fat on public funds through cronies he has
planted in key public offices across the country.
Apart
from almost solely determining, who emerges governor of Lagos and those
to occupy other key positions in the state, the APC stalwart has his
mark everywhere – his daughter Sade, is the Iyaloja General of Lagos and
Nigeria, while her husband, Mr Oyetunde Ojo, was a member of the House
of Representatives.
SaharaReporters
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