By Farooq Kperogi
Why does it seem like the Buhari regime is propelled by a knee-jerk, irresistible impulse to respond to everything Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah says?
Everyone in Nigeria—and even the world—could be saying that Buhari is inept and obstinately wedded to narrow loyalties, and the presidency would be quiet. But let Bishop Kukah say the exact same thing. Boom! Presidential missiles would start flying.
There seems to be a standing order, perhaps even an article of faith, in the Buhari presidency that Bishop Kukah must never be left unanswered.
Even a cough from him that remotely mimics the sound that Buhari’s name makes must be responded to with the pettiest, most sullen, and least sensible comeback.
What animates this level of unprecedentedly petty presidential obsession with one personality? I honestly can’t quite get a handle on it.
This is particularly puzzling for me because I know for a fact that Bishop Kukah is personally known to all the people who habitually affront him for merely ventilating uncomfortable thoughts about the Buhari regime.
In fact, in private encounters, these people profess their deep admiration for the Bishop’s intellect, affability, and brutal frankness.
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