{"id":155131,"date":"2025-03-13T20:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T19:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ex-abacha-aide-hamza-al-mustapha-officially-defects-to-sdp"},"modified":"2025-03-25T20:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:05:58","slug":"ex-abacha-aide-hamza-al-mustapha-officially-defects-to-sdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ex-abacha-aide-hamza-al-mustapha-officially-defects-to-sdp","title":{"rendered":"Ex Abacha aide, Hamza Al-Mustapha officially defects to SDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Major Dr. Hamza Al-Mustapha has officially joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP), marking a new phase in his political journey aimed at national development.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by his team, Al-Mustapha arrived at the SDP headquarters in Abuja, where he was warmly received by party leaders and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>He said his move to the party signals his commitment to leadership based on justice, security, and progress.<\/p>\n<p>His defection comes days after former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufa\u2019i moved to the SDP.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufa\u2019i has said that they would move against the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration during the 2027 polls.<\/p>\n<p>Hamza Al-Mustapha was the Chief Security Officer to former military ruler General Sani Abacha during his administration from 1993 to 1998.<\/p>\n<p>He was known as one of Abacha\u2019s closest associates during the military regime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Major Dr. Hamza Al-Mustapha has officially joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP), marking a new phase in his political journey aimed at national development. Accompanied by his team, Al-Mustapha arrived at the SDP headquarters in Abuja, where he was warmly received by party leaders and supporters. 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