The Federal Government has moved to strengthen the organisation of Nigeria’s artisan sector, with the ratification of Ondo-born Comrade Oluwadaisi Komolafe as the South-West Zonal Coordinator of the Directorate of Artisan Mobilisation.
The appointment is expected to boost the coordination of skilled workers and expand the Directorate’s activities across Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ogun and Lagos states.
Komolafe, a former leader of the Ondo State Artisan Group, is expected to leverage his experience in artisan administration and mobilisation to advance the Directorate’s mandate of integrating skilled professionals into national development.
The Directorate operates under the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, chaired by President Bola Tinubu, with Vice President Kashim Shettima and Prof Nentawe Yilwatda as vice chairmen. Senator Hope Uzodimma serves as Secretary-General, while former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari is the Director-General.
Other members of the leadership include Rt. Hon. Sanusi Garba Kiriji as National Director, Rt. Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji and Adeshina Alfred Adeyemi as Deputy Directors, and Dr Ahmed Adami and Engr Atinke Owolabi as Secretaries. Comrade Jaiyeola Onipede Olatunji was also named South-West Zonal Secretary.
With its national headquarters in Ondo State, the Directorate said it had mobilised more than one million artisans and skilled professionals across the South-West and beyond in support of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda.
The organisation has also called on artisans, including tailors, electricians, carpenters, technicians and other skilled workers, to register with its national headquarters to enable the creation of a comprehensive database and improve their recognition and participation in government development programmes.
Komolafe, who was appointed Senior Special Assistant on Artisanry by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, also coordinates the Association of Nigeria Artisans and Technicians (ASNAT) in Ondo State and the South-West.
He was credited with facilitating the establishment of the association’s regional headquarters in Ondo State, with Comrade Adekunle Obolo and Prince Oyesola Simeon serving in key coordinating and secretarial roles.
Speaking on the Directorate’s objectives, Komolafe urged artisans to shun internal disputes and embrace unity and professionalism, saying the Federal Government had recognised their contribution to national development.
“Our mandate is clear: we must eschew internal strife and focus on the immense progress God has facilitated. The Directorate remains open to all professionals who seek growth and national service,” he said.
