The younger brother of Major Hamza Al Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer to late Gen. Sani Abacha, Hadi Al Mustapha, has thrown his weight behind the reforms of President Bola Tinubu.
The younger Al-Mustapha, who is a businessman, said Tinubu’s reforms would reposition the socio-economic outlooks of Nigeria and restore global confidence in the economy.
He called on Nigerians to support the President’s moves to restore local government autonomy and address the current multi-faceted challenges
In a statement in Abuja on Thursday to commemorate Democracy Day, Al Mustapha commended the president for taking the right but tough decisions to reposition the country and deepen democracy.
He said: ” The President is taking the right decisions and everyone must support the administration. We have finished elections and the time for politics is over, it is time to rebuild Nigeria and everyone must play their part.
“The administration is fighting for local government autonomy and it is commendable. It’s a tough and courageous decision. If it succeeds, it will be a new dawn for democracy in Nigeria and for the rural dwellers in the country who will feel the positive impact of democracy.
“That is not all, the president is also tackling the economic challenges boldly and steadily, and i am sure that very soon we will start seeing results. People should be patient with this administration so that Nigeria can get out of the woods. Everybody, no matter your political party, should support the government because this is not time for the usual politics politicians like to play. This is the time to rebuild Nigeria.”
Al-Mustapha stressed: “I’m not a politician and don’t belong to any political party, but I feel compelled to make this appeal because of the courageous steps of the Tinubu administration.”
He urged politicians to be more patriotic and “stop negative and destructive criticism that can slow down governance, and focus on rebuilding Nigeria by offering advice and constructive criticism to the government.”
He said the Tinubu administration has shown itself to be a listening administration and politicians and opinion leaders should take advantage by offering meaningful and progressive criticism of government, “not the bitter, acidic and disruptive comments.”
“And We pray— ‘O GOD of all creation, grant this our one request, help us to build a nation where no man is OPPRESSED,” he said.
Source: The Nation
