From Maurice Okafor, Enugu.
The leadership of the apex body of all Igbo socio cultural organizations(World wide)Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has congratulated the Minister of transport, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, on his coronation as the Dan Amanar Daura by His Royal Highness, Alhaji Faruk Umar Faruk, the Emir of Daura,Katsina state.
Amaechi was turbaned on Saturday, February 5, 2022.The Emir explained that Dan Amanar Daura means the Trusted One of Daura, stressing that “the Daura Emirate conferred the traditional title on Amaechi in recognition of his contributions to the socio-economic development of the country, especially for ensuring that a Transportation University was sited in Daura as well as ensuring that the Kano-Maradi Standard Gauge Railway line passed through the town”
In a press statement made available to news men in Enugu,signed by the National Publicity secretary of the organization,Hon Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo extolled the leadership qualities of Rotimi Amaechi and desvribed his turbane as an honour well deserved.
The press statement read in parts,”Ohanaeze has watched with admiration the upward political trajectory of Amaechi as the Secretary of the National Republican Convention (NRC) in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State; Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor of Rivers State; Rivers State’s Secretary of the Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN); Member, Rivers State House of Assembly; Two-time Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly; Chairman, Conference of Speakers in Nigeria; Two-Time Governor of Rivers State and Two-time Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum; and the current Minister of Transport, Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is proud of Amechi as one of the Ikwere sons that has never equivocated on his Igboness. It is pointed out that Igbo is like a religion, the more one embraces it, the more fulfilled in the benefits. In other words, the more professed in Igbo the more endowed with the Igbo resourcefulness, ingenuity, tenacity and audacity. The Igbo sons who by accident of history have imposed on themselves an identity crises, have the Amechis to emulate. We have no doubt whatsoever that Amechi is well-adjusted for more exploits in Nigeria”.
“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, led by Ambassador Professor George Obiozor expresses immense delight for the recognition of our noble son, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi by the Katsina Emirate Council and calls for more of such cordial inter ethnic relations across the country”.
