The main political event in Kano has unexpectedly sparked a fierce academic debate between two prominent scholars: Professor Farooq Kperogi and Professor IBK. This intellectual clash began when Professor Kperogi criticized former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (SLS), without explicitly endorsing his rival, Aminu Ado Bayero.
In response, Professor IBK launched a vigorous rebuttal, staunchly defending SLS and openly supporting his candidacy. Unlike Kperogi, who focused his critique on Sanusi’s past actions and policies, IBK made it clear where his loyalties lie, championing SLS as the better choice for Kano’s future.
This exchange has captivated both the academic community and the public, adding a new dimension to the already heated political atmosphere in Kano. As the debate continues, observers are keenly watching to see how this intellectual rivalry will influence public opinion and the broader political landscape.
IBK on Kperogi!
“Slowly, slowly and steadily steadily, Kperogi has run himself into the ground, or a hole. I no longer read him, or find his column any interesting. He apparently has a malicious intent towards Emir Sanusi, and his larger-than-life ego and messianic complex, his megalothymia (“I alone am intelligent”; I am the best among you”) and an all-too-clear yet crude and warped disputationist zeal would not now impress any critically minded person.
“Now Kperogi writes, does write, or speculates for those dim-witted social media warriors who live by sensationalism and excited rubble-rousing stuff.
“His writing on Emir Sanusi is trite, tedious, and uninteresting. Finally, I sense in Kperogi a deep inferiority complex both towards Emir Sanusi and the Kano Cosmogony.”
