Politics
Ex-Abacha CSO Al-Mustapha Declares Interest In 2019 Presidential Contest
The former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Hamza Al-Mustapha, says he will join the presidential race if prevailed upon by Nigerians to do so.
ORIENTAL TIMES understands Mr Al-Mustapha, a retired major, who gave the indication in Kaduna in yesterday said“I am not going to announce myself contesting for a presidential seat, but if people say so that, is the wishes of the people. ”I am not a power tasty person, if I am, I would have lost my personality long before now, but when people gather to speak and the decision is by them, then it is a call to serve,” he said.
According to him, his focus is the protection of the right of Nigerians as provided under the law.
Mr Al-Mustapha also spoke on the security situation in the country and called for the reintroduction of toll gates, which he described as an effective buffer of uncovering illegal weapons and movement of criminals. He also called for the overhaul of the Police Act to strengthen policing at the local level in the country.
Mr Al-Mustapha particularly said local government councils must be allowed to work effectively, so as to tackle local challenges including security.He described the efforts of the EFCC in fighting corruption “as a small monkey given a thread to arrest an elephant, but abandoned it and is busy destroying the animal kingdom. “If you have to fight corruption in Nigeria, you have to tackle it from multifaceted angles; the EFCC is not strong enough to fight corruption.
“It requires a bigger body that has the capacity of intelligence that can reach out to the international community to get our stolen funds stashed abroad and equally prosecute rather than relying on the regular Police to do that.”
On the Abacha loot, the former CSO to the late Head of State said, he knew nothing about it.
“The fact that some of Nigerian leaders were corrupt does not mean that everyone that serve in government is a thief. Some of us can stand and challenge any institution or individual any day any time. “Stealing is not what you require, but its service to the nation that matters. Any money that you steal not to render service to the people makes the owner an illiterate, vision less storekeeper.”
Anonymous
August 17, 2018 at 9:02 am
see another fool
Anonymous
August 17, 2018 at 5:08 am
Under which party?
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 7:13 pm
This one’s is comin to finish Nigeria oo, to loot the one him oga remain…
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 6:23 pm
Chaiii Animal KINDOM INDEED where everything goes imagine
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 6:13 pm
No more military converted or repentant democrats, but real democrats.
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 6:12 pm
They rule yet they are poorest part of Nigeria, that’s why they don’t care if there brothers are doing well or not all they want is to see there own person as a president what a shame
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 6:07 pm
He is a big looser
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 5:08 pm
President Buhari is likely to be the last president of Nigeria.
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 2:42 pm
Another terrorist in question
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 12:12 pm
Next agenda pls
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 11:00 am
All Fulani terrorist group want to rule the zoological republic of animals kingdom called Nigerian today
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 3:28 pm
All ewu criminals want to be wailing for the rest of their miserable, frustrating lives.
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 10:47 am
Boom!
They wrote letters to ECOWAS court, ECOWAS made him their leader.
They went to AU to accuse him, AU made him The Champion Of Anti-Corruption In Africa.
They threaten him with ICC, ICC honoured him as a guest speaker.
They reported him to US government, US president invited and eulogised him.
They are mulling to report him to UN, they’ve now invited him to deliver a LECTURE on September 25.
Certainly, Nigeria is on the rise, but the so called LANDLORDS are crying because Baba want all of us to be Nigeria’s landlord.
President Buhari, where others failed you will surely SUCCEED.
May God Always Disappoint Your Enemies..
Anonymous
August 16, 2018 at 2:57 pm
igbo boys will still be succeeding. if una like make una make devil President.