Emir of Daura says Ministers may be betraying Buhari

Emir of Daura, Dr. Umar Faruq Umar has said any minister appointed by by President Muhammadu Buhari who fails to site a project in the town is betraying the president.

The Emir stated this on Monday when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe paid him a visit in his palace on Monday.

The Emir, who said President Buhari, by his nature, will not influence the siting of projects in the town, said the people of Daura are hungry and the town gets nothing from the Federal Government despite the fact that their son is the president.

He called on ministers who benefitted from appointments of President Buhari to reciprocate the gesture by coming to the aid of people of his constituents through developmental projects and farm inputs.

The Emir said: “Buhari by his nature will not influence the siting of any projects in Daura. But his Ministers who benefitted from his appointment should reciprocate by bringing developmental projects to Daura, his birth place.

“It is a call duty for the Ministers to make provision in their Ministry’s budget of ensuring that Daura benefitted immensely from Buhari administration.

“If the Ministers failed to site any projects to Daura, they have betrayed the President and people of Daura.

“Like the Rice production in Kebbi State. Katsina has prospects in rice production and irrigation farming.

“Katsina has dams and irrigation sites like Sabke, Jibia, Zobe, Daberan, Mai Ruwa dams and if utilized and reciprocated has potentials of feeding the state and it’s neighbours.

“I urge you to go back, look inwards and search for what how you can assist people of Daura. Daura is faced with absence of projects for its development and its people are hungry and need federal government assistance,” the Emir said.

Responding, Ogbe, had earlier told the Emir of plans to establish a tomatoes farm and processing plants that will create about six thousand (6,000) jobs for farmers growing tomatoes.

He said the ministry will look into the issue of establishment of a Rice mill as well as providing improved seeds to create jobs in Daura emirate.