Abdullahi Gali Shitu, a former chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Area in Kano State, has returned to his tailoring business months after he was removed from office following a court action. According to reports, Shitu, who is also known as “Comrade Abdullahi Gali Basaf,” served as council chairman until March 2026, when a Kano State High Court nullified his Certificate of Return, ending his tenure. After leaving politics temporarily, he resumed work in the trade he says has supported his livelihood for over a decade. He operates a tailoring shop in Sheka Ward of Kumbotso, where he supervises about 20 apprentices. Shitu frames his return to tailoring as an argument against treating politics as a full-time occupation or as the only source of income. He says the tailoring business helped finance his campaigns and related activities and urges politicians and young people to maintain sustainable income sources outside public office and to embrace vocational skills. He also states he plans to expand the business into garment manufacturing to create more jobs, and he says he will continue participating in politics while viewing the trade as providing more stability.
Ex-Kano LG chairman Abdullahi Gali Shitu returns to tailoring after court removal
Abdullahi Gali Shitu, a former chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Area in Kano State, has returned to his tailoring business months after he was removed from office following a court action. Accord...
- Abdullahi Gali Shitu is a former chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Area in Kano State.
- He returns to tailoring after a Kano State High Court nullifies his Certificate of Return and ends his tenure.
- Shitu runs a tailoring shop in Sheka Ward and supervises about 20 apprentices.
- He says he has relied on tailoring for livelihood for over a decade and used it to support political activities.
- He advises politicians and young people to develop and sustain income through vocational skills rather than politics alone.
A former Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Area in Kano State, Abdullahi Gali Shitu, popularly known as Comrade Abdullahi Gali Basaf, has returned to his tailoring business months after a court removed him from office. Basaf, who served as council chairman until March 2026, said his decision to resume tailoring demonstrates that politics should not be seen as a full-time profession or the only source of livelihood. He advised politicians to maintain sustainable sources of income outside public office and view their positions primarily as opportunities to serve. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, the former council boss explained that tailoring has been his major source of livelihood for over a decade and even helped finance his political activities. “Tailoring is not a small trade. It is a major one. It sustains livelihoods. Even in politics, my tailoring business helped me financially to support my campaigns and organisations. Without it, it would have been impossible to sustain political activities,” he said. Basaf currently runs a tailoring shop in Sheka Ward of Kumbotso Local Government Area, where he supervises about 20 apprentices. He plans to expand the business into a garment manufacturing company that could employ at least 50 people, contributing to the local economy. He urged young people to embrace vocational skills rather than depending solely on politics or white-collar jobs. “My message is that they should not despise trades; they should value and modernise them,” he added. Despite holding Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Political Science, Basaf said tailoring remains his passion. He noted that while he will continue to participate in politics, the trade offers greater stability. “Politics can change overnight. You can be in office today and out tomorrow. But tailoring remains. It feeds you, it supports your family, and it allows you to help others,” he said. Before his election as chairman in 2024, Basaf had a long political journey, including founding the Kwankwasiyya Reporters platform in 2015, serving as Kano State chairman of the Alliance National Party, contesting for a Senate seat in 2019, and serving as Senior Special Assistant on Information in the New Nigeria People’s Party. His tenure as chairman ended after a Kano State High Court nullified his Certificate of Return.
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