President Buhari with Emir of Daura H.R.H. Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar as he receives in Salah homage from
Katsina State Governor and Emir of Daura in his Daura home in Katsina Sate on 2nd Sep 2017
Dr. Umar Faruq Umar, the Emir of Daura, has on Monday said his
people from President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown are hungry and not
getting enough from the centre despite the fact that their son, Buhari
is the President of Nigeria, Vanguard reports.
This was as he urged 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 stated this when he received the Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development, Dr. Audu Ogbeh who was on working visit paid
homage on the Emir in his Daura palace. He said the Minister’s appointed
by Muhammadu Buhari are not doing enough to assist his hometown, Daura
with a viable project.
According to him, “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 to 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.
Earlier, the Minister, Audu Ogbeh said plans are underway to
establish a tomatoes farm and processing plants that with create about
six thousand (6,000) jobs for farmers growing tomatoes and also stop
importation of tomatoes in the country.
Also responding to the Emir’s request, Ogbeh 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.