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Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday, expressed optimism that the Daura Transport University in Katsina State will take-off in September.

Amaechi who combined the inspection of the various construction works being supervised by the Transport Ministry in that area and his consultation for his presidential ambition made this known after inspecting the level of work at the university.

He disclosed that the contractors has committed to him that the remaining seven buildings will be ready before September.

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”I have asked the permanent secretary to invite them for a meeting so that this school can start functioning from September.

The minister, who also inspected Dala dry port in Kano State commended the contractors for the work done so far.

Amaechi, however, urged them to ensure speedy completion of the project to enable President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurate it on time.

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‘”If you say I’m not impressed that will be wrong. They promised me that they will complete the project by today.

”Have they completed the structures? Yes, but I didn’t see the landscaping. So, I said until they complete the landscaping, I will not be able to bring the president here.

”If they complete the landscaping, we can then bring the president to come and inaugurate the project, but it appears they have finished the structures,” he said.

The minister also said that the Kano-Kaduna rail project, was encountering some setbacks, expressing the hope that it would be addressed by the governor of the affected state.

The minister also visited the Emirs of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, that of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero and that of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar Farouk at their palaces, this time over his Presidential ambition.

These visits comes two days after the minister declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

While welcoming him to the palace, the emir of Kano thanked the minister for choosing Kano state for his first consultation visit.

The Emir who blessed that ambition said “I know him since when he was speaker to the time he became governor and now a minister. People are also aware of the roles he played then and now. All these make him to qualify to contest the seat of president of Nigeria”.

The Emir of Bichi disclosed that he has had a long-standing relationship with the minister and prayed for good leadership in the country.

He urged all contestants and the present leaders to always put the country first in any situation.

“We welcome the honorable minister to Bichi emirate and we wish him the best of luck. We are always praying for good leadership and also for the coming elections to be peaceful in the country.”

The minister who explained that he has only come home, thanked the emirs for their warm reception, kind words and blessings towards his candidature. He also promised that while developing the whole nation as president, he will give special attention to the emirates.

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