A
former ardent supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari who is now
criticizing the government has vowed never to stop unless the government
addresses issues concerning the common people.
Professor Farooq Kperogi
Professor Farooq Kperogi, a former supporter of President Muhammadu
Buhari and Associate Professor at the Kennesaw State University,
Georgia, United States has revealed that an Emir begged him to stop
criticizing Buhari and his policies. But, the Professor said nothing
will stop him from criticizing the government until it starts delivering
on its promises.
The Prof. had recently lambasted President Buhari as he called him clueless and unfit to rule the nation.
Professor Farooq Kperogi wrote:
"Quit Asking Me to Take it Easy on Buhari
Over the last several hours, I have been inundated with a
steady stream of impassioned pleas from many well-placed and not so
well-placed Nigerians, including the emir of my hometown, requesting me
to “please take it easy on Buhari.” I thought it is Buhari that should
be pleaded with to take it easy on Nigerians so that I won’t have a
reason to call him out on his incompetence and insensitivity. Believe
you me, it’s no fun being openly critical of a person whose candidature I
staked my reputation to promote, and in whom I invested enormous
confidence and hope.
If Buhari actually had a clue and was governing well and wasn’t
wasteful, protective of corrupt associates while pretending to be
fighting corruption, insensitive to the plight of the poor, clannish,
clueless, incompetent, etc., I would have been one of the proudest
people today. I would have been glad to gloat and say, “You see, I told
you this man can do it! He is the change we needed!” But he has made
Nigeria way worse than he met it—and that says a heck of a whole lot
given where we thought we were before now.
Nigeria is at its most perilous state right now. Everything is
falling apart. Suffering has reached dizzyingly crushing heights. The
poor cannot feed, and relentless hyperinflationary conflagration is
eating up the middle class and dragging it to the ranks of the
desperately poor. Nothing is working. It was customary to say that the
country was on autopilot during Jonathan’s days. Now it has come to a
standstill. And people want us to be quiet? What sort of conscience do
people have? I would rather be dead than be quiet. As Socrates said,
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” That’s what I told my emir.
And that’s what I am telling everyone who is asking me to “take it easy
on Buhari.” No, it is Buhari who should take it easy on Nigerians.
I DID NOT want, DO NOT want, and WON’T EVER want, a job, ANY
job, from this government. I made this crystal clear in my April 4, 2015
column titled “After the Euphoria, What President-elect Buhari Needs to
Know.” No government job in Nigeria can give me the comfort and
fulfillment I have here. All I want is for the government to actually
GOVERN and make life better for our people."
See a screenshot of Professor Kperogi's post on Facebook below:
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