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Kperogi is a Deadly Venomous Vulture, Avoid him

Muhammad Bashir, Kano

Before I spill the beans about who ‘exactly’ Professor Farooq Kperogi is, let me, for the sake of fairness, admit the fact that Kperogi is endowed with a huge talent and always knows his hand - when it comes to writing and speaking BIG grammar. Even though, his ‘write-ups and phraseology’ often end up more like prosaic statements; they have least or no meaning at all. And, people hardly figure out what exactly Kperogi wants!

I can vouch that, his natural gift is doubtlessly what bewitched many people to become his hot-blooded supporters over night - unknowingly. They can use offensive words against anybody opposing his views. But one thing I want to assure them is, I will gird my lions to remain insouciant to whatever name this write-up would cause them [Kperogi's accidental camp followers] to give me, because their words will forever be of less important like a water off a duck's back to me.

Second of all, I would want to, at this point, categorically dispel any controversy or emotional tension this piece may develop in people's minds, to think that I have either been hired to write in favour of Professor Osinbajo, or I am supporting his presidential candidacy. No! I have never supported PYO's political movement or take part in anything his. But we all need to know that, ‘a real hero is he, who stays with his people in whatever situation to fight for their freedom; and not that who hides somewhere far fluting sounds to deceive them’.

We all know that, before Professor Farooq Kperogi launched his malicious attack on Professor Osinbajo's personality and ‘probably’ his reputation; Professor Isa Ibrahim Ali Pantami was the first victim to have suffered in his hand - even though, Kperogi always has reasons for doing so. I will state his reason for that, later - with definitive evidences. Follow!

It baffled me to have seen how Kperogi's ‘accidental camp followers’ collectively ganged up against me, after I posted a 25-word piece on my facebook account - trying to enlighten the public about what I think they all should know about Kperogi's Shiism; his behavioral attitude; how he got migrated to US long time ago - and why he must not poke his nose into Nigeria's affairs, because he has already lost touch in the country. How many years?

For now, let's not talk about Kperogi's sect of Shiism, because, that is not my problem and may not even interest many folks - despite the fact that Shi'a is one of his core reasons for attacking Professor Pantami, beside his enmity and antagonism to hear about someone's success. Of course, he played this card, after Pantami was legally given professorship by a Nigerian University - and he will now be called a Prof. like him. I will deliberately and purposefully skip this, because some people are of the opinion that Kperogi's sect must not be a focal point - as long as his fatherland is Nigeria and he is a Muslim. They think Shi'a must not be considered to be a valid reason for denouncing his criticisms against some individuals in Nigeria. Especially that which relates PYO. Okay!

Before I continue to rev the engine of my discussion about this Atlantan Venomous Professor, I must clearly state that Farooq Kperogi is a green eyed-monster, whose upmost behavior is envy, jealousy - and, yes, he delusionally feels he's better than everyone. I mean, everyone! Kperogi, right before he packed his baggage and took to the woods for retreat in America, his habit in terms of writing was a ‘pay before service’ policy - he will never agree to put his pen on a sheet or his fingertips on LCD screen without been paid...or asked to. Hence, the reason everyone must be wary of him, and his evil plans.

When we carefully look at Professor Farooq Kperogi's write-ups, or let me use what people think of his pieces to be - “a prompt revelation of truth” against some individuals he paints to be the ill-wishers of the country he ran from for years...they are clearly meant to attract the attention of the subjects he ‘always’ target to be his preys. Not long enough, the same Kperogi composed an article about Bola Ahmad Tinubu, another Nigeria's Presidential Aspirant, depicting that he's from Borno - and stuff. But, if Kperogi will be asked to explain who actually bankrolled the project of selling Bola Ahmad Tinubu to Northerners, through taking a step of ‘first’ letting them to know that his ancestors were from Borno State - and for this reason he should be considered as a son of the soil...believe me, his answers will not be convincing.

To many people, Kperogi seemed to be the first ‘comic writer’ to unveil this story of being a Borno guy - Tinubu himself or any of his allies have never mentioned anything like that. And why hath that information skipped Kperogi's mind until when it's too close to 2023 general elections? And in the whole south, Tinubu doesn't have any opponent whose strength matches Osinbajo's in APC - I am sure Kperogi would have mounted his venomous pressure against him, if there were. So, isn't that raising an alarm?

We may believe him that Rotimi Amaechi was not the one financing or funding his write-ups; that he's only doing that for the purpose of rescuing Nigeria from plunging into mud or something. Haha. Kperogi making move to rescue Nigeria? Kperogi is an irritating joker. Believe me, he's been sponsored for this. But we just have to look at this picture. There is what in journalism is called “newspaper agenda” amongst other rules that guide media institutions or practitioners to exercise or support some political movements in privy. These media practitioners, when required to blackmail anyone, will be equipped with every relevant and irrelevant information they may need, in order to tarnish the image(s) of their “quarries”. Even though, PYO and Pantami will never put their knees to the ground in fear of Kperogi's attack. I know that!

Kperogi, literally, started with praising Tinubu - the same Old and Weak Tinubu who was allegedly accused of committing huge financial misconduct; whose name is still on the list of EFCC and stuff - and picked up topics against PYO. It is obvious that Tinubu's supporters have all zipped up their mouths, laughing at PYO and providing Kperogi with more information about their 2023 threat, PYO. And, to attract Northerners more, Kperogi and his ghost sponsors decide to frame PYO as a “religious extremist” using the term “RCCGification” and of course the issue of employing Christians in his office. They say, more than Muslims.

Yes, as Muslim, I would love to hear that PYO hath employed enough Muslims in his office to work together with other Christians, he or the presidency had employed...but let's exercise some justice at this juncture. I don't want mention names, but let's look back at how other previous VPs worked. Did all the Muslim VPs we had in this country worked with or employed (in their offices) the same number of Christians as Muslims? Why? Surely because, these positions are political (even though we're talking about one Nigeria) but, whenever we're given any responsibility to execute some certain task(s) that require the help of some people, traditionally, we employ the people we have known to be of good character; probably those we lived with right before the opportunity to work with us. Not some that we don't know. And this is applicable to all the Christian VPs we had also. Let's think; work and find out.

Osinbajo, even though is a Christian and a Pastor - yet he employed some Muslims, and majority of his empowerment projects were first introduced in the North. And so many times if President Buhari is leaving Nigeria for either official assignment or medical trip, Northerners are the first set of people that gladly commend Buhari for giving power to his VP, because they know he's capable of doing the job.

But Kperogi deliberately capitalizes on this ‘religious topic’ because his target (if not taken this way) will not be achieved - as Northerners often take every problem less harmful, once it doesn't affect their religion. He is simply playing with the mindsets of people...transforming them into a first class idiots. His envy to everything progressive won't allow him to focus on his business; he always want to be the topic of discussion; he's not truly doing what he is doing for the sake of Nigeria or Nigerians.

Otherwise, how many year had he spent outside, why don't he come back and serve. Kperogi is just a coward - who stays behind the keyboard; compose lines on contract to confuse people. He can't come back. We know why he left!