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<p>Former Osun State Governor, <a target="_blank" href="http://gistreel.com/tag/Bisi-Akande"><strong>Bisi Akande</strong></a>, has alleged that the 2020 #EndSARS protest was orchestrated by the ‘Obidient’ movement to derail <a target="_blank" href="http://gistreel.com/tag/Bola-Tinubu"><strong>Bola Tinubu’</strong></a>s presidential ambitions.</p>
<p>The ‘Obidients’ refer to<strong> supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election.</strong></p>
<p>Speaking in an interview with Edmund Obilo, which was shared on YouTube, Akande, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), claimed that the #EndSARS protest was planned and funded from the United States.</p>
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<p><em>“#EndSARS was designed to bring an end to Tinubu’s political career. Those behind it knew exactly what they were doing,</em>” Akande asserted.</p>
<p>He further alleged that the movement was initiated by ‘Obidients’ from America, who later joined various political parties after failing to form their own.<em> “It was a well-organized plan, backed by significant funding from the U.S.,”</em> he added.</p>
<p>Akande also recounted how he convinced Tinubu to contest the 2023 presidential election despite financial constraints.</p>
<p>He claimed Tinubu was initially reluctant, saying, <em>“They called me, saying there was a problem. Whenever anyone mentioned the presidency, he would get upset. When I met him in Lagos</em>, he asked, ‘<em>Baba, do you have money? If I had the kind of money required to be president, I would be as wealthy as Dangote.’</em>”</p>
<p>Akande said he assured Tinubu that his candidacy was not just for himself but for the Yoruba ethnic group.</p>
<p>The #EndSARS protests in October 2020 were a nationwide movement against police brutality, particularly targeting the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The protests, which stemmed from years of reported abuse and extortion by the unit, led to its eventual disbandment as public outrage grew across Nigeria.</p>
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