Politics
Peter Obi Slams Bisi Akande Over #EndSARS Allegations
By Benjamin Abioye

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticized former Osun State governor, Bisi Akande, for alleging that the #EndSARS protest was orchestrated by the Obidient Movement to hinder Bola Tinubu’s presidential ambition.
Peter Obi has dismissed Bisi Akande’s claim as an attempt to rewrite history, emphasizing that #EndSARS was a genuine call for justice and good governance. He condemned the assertion as insensitive to the memory of those who lost their lives during the protests.
In a recent podcast interview, Akande alleged that the Obidients used foreign funds to sponsor the protest as a political strategy to weaken Tinubu’s influence before the 2023 elections. He stated, “The Obidients were behind #EndSARS. It was manufactured in America and brought in just to stop him (Tinubu). I said the Obidients, I didn’t say Obi. They came from America to do the #EndSARS and later became a movement to form a party. They couldn’t form a party. It was well planned and organised with a lot of money from America.”
Reacting to Bisi Akande’s claims on the #EndSARS protest, Peter Obi’s media aide, Umar Ibrahim, dismissed Akande’s claims as misleading and divisive. He said, “The allegations are not only misleading but also divisive. It is unfortunate Akande would suggest that the Obidient Movement was behind the #EndSARS protests, and even more astonishing that he would imply it was orchestrated to prevent a particular individual from becoming President.”
Ibrahim clarified that the Obidient Movement emerged organically as a grassroots movement driven by Nigerians passionate about good governance. He explained that #EndSARS was a separate, spontaneous reaction to police brutality and systemic injustice, saying, “To conflate these two distinct phenomena is not only inaccurate but also unfair to the millions of Nigerians who are genuinely committed to creating positive change. We urge former governor Akande to refrain from making unsubstantiated claims that can only serve to further polarize our society.”
The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Tanko Yunusa, also rejected Akande’s remarks, calling them an insult to the memory of all victims of #EndSARS, especially those who lost their lives.
Yunusa stated, “The Obidient movement outright rejects the baseless and revisionist claim by former Governor Bisi Akande. His false narrative is not only an insult to the memory of the young Nigerians who lost their lives in the fight against police brutality but also a desperate attempt to rewrite history and shift blame for the government’s failures.”
He stressed that #EndSARS was a decentralized, youth-led protest against police brutality, not a politically motivated campaign against any politician. “Rather than engaging in revisionist propaganda, we urge Akande and his associates to focus on addressing the real issues facing Nigerians today—economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment, and bad governance. The people are suffering, and no amount of misinformation or historical distortion will change that reality,” Yunusa added.
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