Seyi Tinubu’s honour guard: A slap in the face of military tradition, say Atiku, George

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FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a ex-Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Demcoratic Party, Bode George, yesterday, slammed one of President Tinubu’s sons, Seyi, for reviewing a guard of honour mounted by a group of young men in Nigerian military uniforms.

The two were reacting to a viral video of President Tinubu’s son reviewing a military-like guard of honour by youths in Ogun State.

While the former Vice President demanded a thorough investigation into the incident, labelling it a gross violation of military tradition, George described the act as unprecedented and inappropriate.

Atiku, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, expressed outrage over the event, calling it an aberration for any branch of the armed forces to organize a formal parade for a non-designated public figure.

Ibe quoted his principal as saying: “It is with utter dismay and concern that Nigerians were subjected to a nauseating video circulating online, where a group of young men, armed and in full military procession, bestowed upon the President’s son unwarranted military honours.”