Sokoto State governor, Ahmad Aliyu, has come under public criticism for naming a road in the Sokoto metropolis after Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu.
The road formerly called “Pepsi Road” was scheduled to be commissioned on June 3 by Katsina State governor, Umaru Dikko Radda, but was postponed.
On Saturday, a photo of the renamed road “Seyi Ahmed Bola Tinubu Road,” went viral on social media, ahead of its rescheduled commissioning, which date is yet to be announced.
A resident said the governor does not have a basis for the decision, arguing that the younger Tinubu has not played any worthy role of commemoration in Sokoto or the country as a whole
“The governor left many illustrious indigenes of Sokoto and instead named a road after the president’s son who is not even from Sokoto or anywhere in the northern region,” a resident, Salisu Ahmadu, reportedly lamented on Saturday afternoon.
Sharing a photo of the newly rechristened road, an X user, @UncleAnass said: “This is how @Ahmedaliyuskt is denigrating the name of Sokoto with his lack of capacity and sheepishness. Imagine naming a road after Seyi Tinubu. Not even the Tinubu self. Mtschew. This is so denigrating. This is really pathetic. Allah ya isa.”
Another X user, Heinz_Gunner, said: “Road to North Korea. This is how it begins!!,” while @jnraib2 said “Even Lagos didn’t name a road after Seyi Tinubu, but Sokoto governor must impress Tinubu.”
@AsIngawa001 said: “Seyi Tinubu road in Sokoto State stands as a testament to Nigeria’s practice of celebrating individuals with little or no contribution to the country’s progress.”
Though Tinubu holds no official position in his father’s government, he appears influential in the APC as he has been on the Presidential entourage on foreign trips.
