{"id":113608,"date":"2024-08-03T23:29:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T22:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113608"},"modified":"2024-08-03T23:29:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T22:29:03","slug":"protests-forces-that-cancelled-my-fathers-election-now-after-tinubu-jamiu-abiola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/protests-forces-that-cancelled-my-fathers-election-now-after-tinubu-jamiu-abiola\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests: Forces that cancelled my father\u2019s election now after Tinubu \u2013 Jamiu Abiola"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jamiu Abiola, son of late Nigerian businessman and politician, MKO Abiola, has said the forces that cancelled his father\u2019s election and denied him the opportunity of becoming Nigeria\u2019s president are now after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians have taken to the streets since August 1 in protest against bad governance and general hardship. Now in its third day, the protesters are threatening to go beyond the ten days it was initially slated for if their demands are not addressed.<\/p>\n<p>Abiola who now works with the present government, said this as a guest on Channels Television\u2019s Friday coverage of the protest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of Nigerians are looking at this president like every other president because a lot of them have experienced broken promises in the past. So as far as they are concerned, anything that seems difficult is another broken promise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president we have now is a different kind of president because he believes in democracy, he believes in and loves the common man. He needs to be given time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose protesting are emotional and have not sat down to think of the president\u2019s achievements since he assumed office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people have still not gotten over the fact that they were not destined by God to win last year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There are some people who have sinister motives. The same people that worked against my dad and cancelled his election. Do you think they would want someone who was trying to support my dad to become president and succeed? It\u2019s the same forces that we have now.\u201d He said<\/p>\n<p>He further attributed the hardship in the country to God, saying it was a test every Nigerian must pass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes for things to get better, it has to get tough. It\u2019s a test and it\u2019s from God. You see, God is testing people and it\u2019s not just in Nigeria. 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