The Director of the Artisans and Technicians Directorate of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign council, Rt Honourable Sanusi Rikiji (The Sadaunki Zamfara, has urged that the incoming administration to ensure the promise made to artisans be fulfilled.
He said the promise through the Renewed Hope manifesto stated clearly that the incoming administration will recognize and stimulate entrepreneurship by introducing programs designed to help today’s Micro Small and medium enterprise (MSMEs) to grow and help business owners acquire more skills and necessary knowledge to run a business.
This according to Rt Hon Rikiji if properly executed will increase the IGR and GDP of the country and boost the economy into a very considerable state.
This was Directorate visited the Director General of the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign council, Governor Simon Lalong.
The courtesy visit which took place at the Plateau State Governor’s lodge with the Director of the committee, Rt Honourable Sanusi Rikiji (The Sadaunki Zamfara), the National Coordinator of the Artisans and Technicians nationwide, Comrade Adeshina Akinyemi, the Assistant Director Hon Princess Onouha (a serving member and HoR elect) and other members.
According to Hon Rikiji, in line with the All Progressive Congress (APC)’s manifesto for a more robust development, there is an urgent need to scale up the following; the micro economy of our great country, increase gross domestic product; improve employment opportunities; address the issue of insecurity; address the issue of youth restiveness and improve small and Afro-allied industries.
The Sadaukin of Zamfara, Rt Hon Rikiji, said this be achieved through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).
The Directorate was mainly orchestrated to congratulate the DG of the campaign council Governor Simon Lalong on the success of the last 2023 general election which in turn produced the candidates of the All Progressive Party APC Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as the president-elect and Vice President-elect.
Rikiji, expressed appreciation to the campaign DG, Simon Lalong, for all his support throughout the campaign and for the great work done in delivering Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president.
He also expressed his gratitude to the President, Muhammedu Buhari for creating an avenue for the INEC to conduct the most free and fair election in the history of Nigeria.
The National Coordinator of the Artisans and Technicians in Nigeria, Comrade Adeshina Akinyemi, expressed his profound gratitude to the leadership of the presidential campaign council and the president-elect for deeming it fit to create the committee for the Artisans and Technicians for the first time in the history of Nigerian election.
He appreciated them for recognizing the association and believed that it has given the incoming administration a good look.
He said Nigerian artisans are happy to be carried along and optimistic for what is to come during the incoming administration.
Comrade Adeshina hoped there would be a good reward system after the directorate has been able to deliver their promise of 30 artisans votes per polling unit which is tagged “operation 30:30” during the last concluded Presidential election.
Responding to the Directorate, Lalong appreciated the visit and commended the directorate for a job properly delivered.
He said the hardwork was noticed and will be repaid in due time.
He assured that everybody will be carried along in the incoming administration.
Hon Princess Onouha in her closing remarks appreciated the assurance given by the DG of the campaign, Simon Lalong.
A similar visit was also extended to the Vice-President Elect, Kashim Shettima.
Rt Hon Rikiji craved the indulgence of the Vice President-elect to invite the executive members of the various associations across the 36 states of the federation to extend the word of appreciation to them on behalf of the President-Elect and the presidential campaign council and all the leaders of the All Progressive Party(APC).
The vice president-elect appreciated the Directorate for a job well done.
He assured the Artisans and Technicians community that they will be carried along and treated fairly in their administration.