The Independent National Electoral Commission
has cleared Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former chief security adviser to the late
dictator, Sani Abacha, to run for president on the platform of the Peoples
Party of Nigeria (PPN).
Mr Al-Mustapha, who retired as a major from the
Nigerian Army, is remembered for his unsavoury role in the dark days of the
Sani Abacha regime.
He was detained for several years while
undergoing trial for the gruesome murder of Kudirat Abiola, the wife of the
equally murdered winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections, Moshood
Abiola.
He was subsequently discharged by the court
after the prosecution reportedly failed to prove the murder case against him,
contrary to the nationwide sentiment of his culpability.
He participated in the primaries of the PPN
earlier in October where he emerged winner and presidential candidate for the
2019 elections.
He hails from Nguru, in Yobe State and is 58
years old.
INEC’s clearance of Mr Al-Mustapha was made on
October 18 and has been pasted alongside others in its state secretariats
nationwide.
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