Over 10,000 registered members of the informal sector (artisans and market women association) in Delta State, on Thursday, have thrown their weight behind the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in 2027.

The groups, include: market women association, hairdressers, tilers, butchers, aluminum roofers and fabrication, national masons, deejays, catering services, event planners, aluminum fabrication, motor technicians, bricklayers, shoe makers, welding and fabrication, motors spare parts, solar dealers and installation, radio and tv repairers, interior and exterior, vulcanisers, furniture and upholstery, DSTV installation, tailoring and fashion designing associations.

Others are: interlocking, paint production and painters, bakers, sachet and bottle water, laundry, video and photographers’, poultry farmers, fishery farming, chairs-table and canopy rentals associations.

In his remarks, the Chairman, Chief Ifeanyi Abanom, pledged unalloyed loyalty to the continuity of the ‘Renewed Hope for MORE Agenda’ beyond 2027.

“We use the Artisans Day Celebration to endorse President Bola Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for 2027,” he said.

The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, at the occasion, said that artisans are the heartbeat of communities and the fulcrum of Nigeria’s economic future.

According to the Governor, who was represented at the occasion by his deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, “Artisans are not just service providers, they are the creators, innovators and problem servers.

“Artisans represent the heartbeat of our communities and the fulcrum of our economic future. Today is more than a ceremonial occasion, it is a bold affirmation of our collective resolve to recognize, empower and elevate the informal sector, which remains the silent engine of our state’s economic development.

“This Artisanship Day Celebration, coupled with the inauguration of twenty-five local government coordinators and thirty-six state trade unions, is a major milestone in the quest to organise, strengthen and professionalise our artisans.

“From tailors and welders to barbers, hairdressers, mechanics and carpenters, among others, you are the hands that build our homes, fix our tools, style our appearances and craft the things we use every day.

“Since assuming office on May 29, 2023, my administration has placed artisanship at the very heart of our M.O.R.E. Agenda; we understand that empowering artisans is not just about supporting individual livelihoods, it is about nurturing a productive economy rooted in local talent and enterprise.”