Daura, the hometown of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari is wearing a new look.
The town has benefitted immensely from the fact that its son, Buhari, was the president of Nigeria for eight years.
The infrastructural projects in the area point to the fact that Buhari had directly or indirectly attracted projects to Daura for the befit of his kinsmen.
The projects include:
1) The Federal Polytechnic, Daura
2) Airforce Reference Hospital, Daura
3) Women and Children Hospital, Daura
4) University of Transportation, Daura
5) Kano-Maradi rail line passing through Daura
6) School for People with Special Needs, Daura
7) Nigerian Airforce Response Air Wing, Daura
8) Nigerian Army 171 Battalion Base, Daura
9) Forwarding Operating Base, Daura
10) National Directorate of Employment Centre, Ganga, Daura
11) Upgrade and Expansion of Daura Mini Stadium
12) Sustainable Development Goals Skills Acquisition Centre, Zango road, Daura
13) Completion of the Sabke Dam, Daura – supplies 1 million litres of water to Daura and neighbouring communities
14) 73km 132KVA line from Katsina to Daura and two 30 and 40 MVA transformers to boost the power supply
15) Dualization of the 72km Katsina-Daura road
16) 50-bed Maternity Centre at the Daura General Hospital was built under the name of the ex-First Lady, Aisha Buhari
17) Sir Emeka Offor E-Library, Daura
18) 400,000 litres capacity solar-powered water system by NNPC and Belema oil in a joint venture with Jack-Rich Tein Foundation
19) 330KV /132KV power substation, Daura
20) Federal Medical Centre, Daura.
Recall that a tumultuous crowd welcomed Buhari home at Daura on Monday, May 29, 2023, after he left office.
The town has also produced several heads of agencies and parastatals at the national level due to the ex-president’s position at the time.
Henry Dede, a data analyst, reacts, saying:
”It’s one thing building all these; it’s another thing setting maintenance schemes in place. All these will be stories in a couple of years without a working system.”
Mark Njoku, a communications expert, said:
”That shows that Buhari was a selfish leader. Someone like him is not supposed to be the president of Nigeria. His leadership caused hatred and division among ethnic groups. Having retired, the next thing for him is to join his ancestors and give an account of his stewardship to God.”
