Tinubu’s Fairness, Leadership, Drew Me to APC — Rep Galambi
By: Ahmed Aminu, Dutse
Member of the House of Representatives for Gwaram Federal Constituency, Hon. Yusif Shitu Galambi, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s fairness and quality leadership convinced him to dump the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Galambi disclosed this in an interview with The Syndicate in Dutse, shortly after he and over 64,000 other defectors from various opposition parties were formally received into the APC by the party’s national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwada, alongside five governors, at a grand rally in the Jigawa state capital.
According to him, the leadership style of President Tinubu and Jigawa State Governor Malam Umar Namadi played a decisive role in his defection.
“The fairness and commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Malam Umar Namadi to both national and Jigawa State development attracted, influenced and convinced me and my people to join the APC,” he said.
Galambi also acknowledged the role of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, in shaping his decision.
“The Speaker’s kindness and impartial leadership, where every member enjoys his or her rights regardless of party affiliation, encouraged me to make this move,” he added.
The lawmaker, who chairs the House Committee on Legislative Library, Research and Documentation, noted that despite being in the opposition at the time, President Tinubu approved major projects for his constituency.
He listed some of the projects as the establishment of a police training college, a 33KVA power substation, and a Federal College of Education (Technical) in Gwaram — developments he described as “unprecedented in the history of Gwaram and Jigawa state.”
Galambi further revealed that erosion affecting major towns in his constituency — including Kila, Farin Dutse, Sara and Nassarawa — is being addressed under the ecological fund intervention.
He said he sponsored the bill establishing the Federal College of Education (Technical), which has already passed both chambers of the National Assembly and is now awaiting presidential assent.
On infrastructure, the lawmaker said several road projects initiated by President Tinubu and Governor Namadi are ongoing or about to commence, linking more than 10 communities, including Kafin-Fulani, Rambazau, Dingaya and Dudinga.
He disclosed that during the APC rally, he publicly expressed appreciation to the president through the Special Assistant on Political Matters for the administration’s support to Gwaram and Jigawa State.
Galambi also narrated how his defection process began.
“This journey started when His Excellency, Governor Malam Umar Namadi, personally visited me and invited me to the APC. He told me that if I truly want development for Jigawa State, the APC under President Bola Tinubu and the present administration is the right place. I saw many reasons in what he said, and that influenced my decision.”
He thanked his supporters, political associates and constituents for their understanding and pledged renewed commitment to their service.
“I reassure my constituents of my determination to continue — and even improve — our efforts to serve them,” he said.
