A popular educationist and adventurer, Professor Aminu Mohammed Dorayi, drove from London to Kano in his car.
The elder statesman is a record-breaker who broke a world record by driving his Peugeot 504 over a distance of about 4,000 miles in 24 days.
Prof. Dorayi is a distinguished Abusite (Ahmadu Bello University) and revered professor of Chemistry. He doubled as a former president of the ABU Students Union Government (SUG) in 1966–1967. Dorayi arranged the Sharada Industrial Estate in Kano. He can also be the primary one to prepare commerce truthfully in (*24*).
He is known as The Adventurous Chemist due to his ardour for the journey. While within the UK, his journey was impressed by several journey books he had learned. On occasion, he learned in regards to the Marcopolos and the Mungo Parks; these adventurous tales fascinated him.
Dorayi, due to this fact, proceeded to make a record-breaking journey by driving his Peugeot 504 over a distance of about 4,000 miles in 24 days.
According to the elder statesman, “England is an island. So when you reach Southampton, you have to take a boat, you and your car, to Calais, France. I drove through Paris, and so on through Madrid and Gibraltar. So when you reach Gibraltar, you reach the Mediterranean Sea, where you also take a ferry to Algeria.
“From there, you enter the road all through; though there is no road in the desert, you’re guided by your compass and your map.”
Speaking further on the journey, Prof. disclosed that ”I grew to become very eager throughout my PhD within the US. I had a Volkswagen, which I purchased for about 600 {dollars} at the moment. I used it to drive throughout the desert over there.” He added that he’s extremely adventurous; that’s the reason even his autobiography is titled The Adventurous Chemist.
Professor Dorayi disclosed that he purchased the Peugeot 504 for 1000 kilos and hit the highway instantly.
He mentioned, ”I used to be assisted by the British Automobile Association (AA). They gave me the rules, the map, and the route. They instructed me on what to do when crossing the desert and what not to do. So, I used to be fairly ready.
Speaking of his preparedness, Doriya mentioned, ”Since I went to secondary technical college, I used to be technically inclined, and I might service my automotive. I got here from a technical background. Going again to Zango in Kano and hanging out with buddies taught me confidence. So this factor has been in me for years. I loved studying about trans-Sahara.
In his encounter, Doriya famously said, ”There was a spot I handed in Algeria, and the day I arrived, it was raining close. Little youngsters aged 13 and under have been working helter-skelter and crying. When I asked the elders why, they mentioned that these youngsters had by no means seen rain earlier. There had been no rain for 14 years, so they thought heaven was falling. They needed to be counselled by their elders.”
