Prominent Nigerian academic and columnist Farooq Kperogi has tendered an unreserved apology to former First Lady Mrs. Aisha Buhari over a controversial Facebook post he made on July 16.
The post, titled “Aisha Buhari, Divorce, and Forgiveness Claim,” sparked widespread reactions after it suggested a strain in the late President Muhammadu Buhari’s marriage to Aisha Buhari—a claim Kperogi now concedes should never have been made public.
In a remorseful statement, Kperogi described the post as “one of the worst and cruelest lapses of judgment” in his life, admitting it has brought him “unfathomable personal anguish” in recent days. “Although I absolutely should have foreseen it, I honestly didn’t anticipate the profoundly painful consequences my update would have on Mrs. Aisha Buhari and people closest to her,” he wrote.
Kperogi maintained that his source for the information remains credible, but accepted full responsibility for making it public, admitting that “not every well-sourced information is for public consumption.” He emphasized that Mrs. Buhari reserves the sole right to define and speak to the status of her marriage, adding, “Her truth should be respected as supreme.”
Kperogi concluded by offering his heartfelt and unreserved apology to Mrs. Buhari for the needless and deeply regrettable hurt he has caused. “To Mrs. Aisha Buhari, I offer my heartfelt and unreserved apology for the needless and deeply regrettable hurt I have caused. I am truly sorry.”