{"id":58970,"date":"2022-02-06T15:45:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T14:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/real-reason-i-turbaned-amaechi-emir-of-daura"},"modified":"2022-02-06T16:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T15:29:39","slug":"real-reason-i-turbaned-amaechi-emir-of-daura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/real-reason-i-turbaned-amaechi-emir-of-daura","title":{"rendered":"Real reason I turbaned Amaechi \u2013 Emir of Daura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Alhaji Faruk Umar, Emir of Daura, on Saturday, said he appointed Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, as Dan Amanar Daura (Trusted son of Daura) in his palace for his \u201cdedication to the development of his emirate and Nigeria\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Faruk said he did not turban Amaechi \u201cbecause the minister gave him money but to reciprocate the minister\u2019s gesture to the emirate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Emir said people like Amaechi deserved a traditional title in the Emirate \u201cbecause they have proven reliable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Daura is the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are Muslims and our religion allows us to respect those who respect us. If I turban anyone, it\u2019s not because he gave us money or we want something from that person, we turban people irrespective of their religion or tribe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are living witnesses that we have turbaned a lot of people in this country and even beyond. You know that we don\u2019t do what we do for monetary gain,\u201d the monarch said while conferring on Amechi, Dan Amanar Daura, in his palace at Daura, Katsina State on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI would like to remind you that the good things the minister brought to this emirate are countless, but we\u2019ve seen the University of Transport Technology that he has cited here, we\u2019ve seen the railway that has been cited here to the Niger Republic. Because of that rail line, we will have a station here where our people\u2019s business will progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Alhaji Faruk Umar, Emir of Daura, on Saturday, said he appointed Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, as Dan Amanar Daura (Trusted son of Daura) in his palace for his \u201cdedication to the development of his emirate and Nigeria\u201d. 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