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(Chairman of CHAMS Conglomerate, Sir Demola Aladekomo (Right), with BACSAAN National President Haj Fasasi Muhammad Jamiu during a recent crucial meeting held in Lagos on ways to improve the economic fortune of Nigerian artisans)
By Biola Lawal
Lagos (FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Builders, Construction and Skilled Artisans Association of Nigeria (BACSAAN) is the only recognised body for Artisans wishing to benefit from the immense financial support opportunities coming under the IDENTICO-BACSAAN economic empowerment scheme.
The declaration was made in Lagos on Thursday by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IDENTICO Integrated services Limited, Adedamola Adekola, while answering questions from a group of artisans in Ikoyi area of Lagos.
(Managing Director, IDENTICO integrated services Limited, Adedamola Adekola (Left) with Haj Fasasi Muhammad Jamiu, the BACSAAN National President at a recent meeting in Lagos)
The IDENTICO Boss stated that to ensure authenticity, trustworthiness and accountability, ”’BACSAAN remains the recognized body responsible for artisan identification, coordination, and participation in the IDENTICO-BACSAAN platform and project.”
Adekola stated further that ”all artisans, wishing to benefit from the IDENTICO-BACSAAN empowerment and financial support scheme,
must be BACSAAN members’:
” We – (IDENTICO) are only providing the platform, identity and tools for artisans, BACSAAN is the organisation that knows the artisans, and we are therefore, relying on BACSAAN’s recommendation and certification of each artisan to benefit from this programme,” the IDENTICO Managing Director said.
(IDENTICO Boss Damola Adekola (Middle) with BACSAAN National Director of Operations, Haj Isiaq Robiu (Left) and Hon. Biola Lawal, National Coordinator BACSAAN Communication, Strategy and Information (right), at a meeting in Lagos)
”All artisans should belong to the association (BACSAAN) end of story,” Adekola declared , explaining that IDENTICO had interacted with national eadership of BACSAAN and found them reliable, dedicated and sincerely concerned about the need for improved economic condition for Artisans across the country”.
”We have been discussing and developing the modalities for this IDENTICO-BACSAAN artisans’ economic and financial empowerment scheme since about seven months ago, and only recently concluded,” Adekola disclosed.
(IDENTICO is a member of the CHAMS’ Conglomerate)
The IDENTICO CEO reiterated that ”every artisan, who wishes to benefit from the financial support opportunities, platform onboarding, BLUWOX enlistment, and other benefits must go through the approved BACSAAN structure,” Adekola told the Artisans.
”We (at IDENTICO), value the confidence and leadership of BACSAAN, and IDENTICO remains committed to strengthening this partnership and ensuring that, no individual or group undermines the objectives we have jointly established,” he further told the Artisans.
IDENTICO integrated services Limited is a high-tech firm under the CHAMS’ Conglomerate, while BACSAAN is the registered National Umbrella body for all Artisans in Nigeria.
BACSAAN members include all handwork professionals such as mechanics, Rewires. Bricklayers, Tilers, Tailors, Hairdressers, beauticians, Shoemakers, Iron Benders, Carpenters, POP Makers among others. (FLOWERBUDNEWS)
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Lawal, on his part, is also a former Honourable Commissioner for Information,Youth, Sports and Culture of Osun state, his home state.
Biola Lawal had also successfully served two tenures as Press Secretary to the ECOMOG Force Commanders in Liberia during the Liberian and Sierra Leone Civil wars. He was a most outstanding NAN Defence and War Correspondent for many years.
The retired NAN Acting Boss holds the honour of being the only journalist that served two terms on the ECOMOG international assignment due to his high professionalism and decency.
He is a Co-Author of the book; ECOMOG, A BOLD ATTEMPT AT REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING! Edited Mrs Magaret Voght. The book remains the most factual, detailed and authentic book on the ECOWAS sponsored ECOMOG Military operation.