2023; Craftsmen, technicians promise to deliver 5.3 million votes for Tinubu

Mr. Adeshina Akinyemi, National Director, Artisans and Technicians, Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), assured that the country's artisans and technicians would get 5.3 million votes in Asiwaju Bola Tinubu during the presidential election of 2023.

He gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja during the inauguration of the National and Zonal Directorates of Artisans and Technicians and the launch of the 30:30 operation for the organization of the Tinubu-Shettima 2023 campaign.

He said the event was aimed at making a statement and showcasing the strength of the Independent Campaign Council (ICC) APC Tinubu-Shettima Grassroots. He added that it was also about showcasing the quality and quantity of advice as a deeply rooted organization that had structures across the country with the ability to deliver at all times in the political process and in the country. in general.

Adeshina explained that the event aims to enlighten and raise awareness among artisans across the country that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the 2023 APC presidential candidate, is the best of all presidential candidates. “We are here to enlighten them that the next President of Nigeria to be elected in February 2023 is Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

"And that's the message they should take to their communities, areas and local government areas," Akinyemi said, adding that there are currently 7.5 million registered artisans across the country. .

"We know that we can't have 100% of the number, but as artisans, we are going to get around 5.3 million votes for Tinubu in the next presidential election of 2023," he said. He underlines. Also speaking at the event, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, National Co-Director and Northwest Zone Director, Artisans and Technicians of APC PCC, said the event was the first in the country's democratic history. .

He said it was so because for the first time artisans were noticed and a whole leadership was created to bring them together from all over the country by the APC.

He added that this meant that Tinubu, in his zeal to develop the country's economy, realized that the starting point for developing the economy, increasing productivity and product gross domestic product (GDP) was with technicians and craftsmen. He described Tinubu as a gifted man with natural talent and initiative, saying he knew the development of artisans and technicians would increase employment and solve insecurity issues in the country.

Gov. Simon Lalong du Plateau, who inaugurated the directions, said improving the skills of registered artisans across the country will be one of Tinubu's priorities if he is elected Nigeria's next president in 2023. Lalong, who is Director General APC Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) was represented at the event by Mr. Silas Agara, former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State and National Coordinator of APC Tinubu-Shettima Grassroots Independent Campaign Council Shettima (ICC).

He explained that the 30:30 for Tinubu-Shettima 2023 operation which was also inaugurated, is a strategic voting scheme adopted by Nigerian artisans and technicians for the 2023 presidential election.

"For us, we need to add value to what they are currently doing and make sure that we improve the set of artisans that we currently have in the country.

"We will do this by ensuring that their skills are improved and upgraded so that we can have more skilled artisans in the country to add more value to empowering the country's economy," did he declare. He described the gesture as a glamorous gesture and a well-thought-out initiative to onboard artisans and technicians. He added that it is impossible to quantify the number of artisans and technicians and the mileage they would add to the Tinubu-Shettima project.

“A lot of Nigerians belong to this class of artisans and technicians and we are going to get a significant number of Nigerians from this class,” he said. He said he was happy that the Independent APC Tinubu-Shettima Grassroots Campaign Council (ICC) already had structures across the federation and was working with grassroots Nigerians and artisans.

Lalong pointed out that because there are more artisans at the grassroots level, the council interfaces with them at that level without displacing them from their locality where they are currently adding economic value to the country.

“We need to meet them in their areas of residence and entrepreneurship points, ICC is in Kaduna and some states, reaching out to Nigerians and artisans at the local level.” Although the CCP project is all absolutely commendable, ICC compliments what it does and that is why we are here,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as many as 100,000 artisans and technicians and some APC stalwarts from across the federation attended the event.