By Stanley Onyekwere
The immediate past Director, Development Control Department of the Federal Capital of the Federal Capital Administration (FCTA), TPL Mukhtar Galadima has joined active politics, by registering with the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Galadima, who recently retired from the FCTA civil service structure, on Monday registered with APC at its Secretariat in Ibi, headquarters of Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The retired FCT Director Development Control, and was almost immediately appointed by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike as his Senior Special Adviser on Development Control, pledged to work for APC and abide by its manifestos.
He however, disclosed that the decision to join politics was necessitated by the clarion call of the people of Ibi Local Government Area to join politics and APC as a party because of its manifestos, which is in line with the renewed hope agenda of president Ahmed Tinubu.
He added that as an obedient son of the soil, he has no option than to obey the popular will and aspirations of his people.
According to him, some of his contributions to the People of Ibi and Wukari Local Government Area while in civil service, which include, securing employment for youth, empowerment support programmes to women and youth groups, provision of solar boreholes to various communities within Ibi/ Wukari local Government Areas
He further highlighted that others were support to Islamic and Christian religious bodies, ongoing construction of a Hospital in Ibi, participation in critical stakeholders meetings which borders on development of Ibi Wukari among others.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the APC in Ibi Local Government Area, Mallam Shaibu Samaila, expressed gratitude to Mukhtar Galadima for accepting the People’s clarion calls to join politics and for choosing APC as his party.
Samaila said he had made the right choice, as according to him, APC today in Nigeria is the most acceptable and populous party in Nigeria and Taraba State in particular.
The APC Chairman, therefore solicited for total support and cooperation of the members for the success of the party.
It was gathered that the highlight of the event includes the presentation of the party membership card, chanting of party slogan and rally round the town.
Also, many party loyalists graced the event while hundreds of people cheered the Mukhtar Galadima convoy as they passed through the major streets during the rally.
