Farooq retracts claim on Buhari-Aisha’s divorce, issues public apology
*Subtly insists…
A famous mediation practitioner and scholar, Farooq Kperogi, has unequivocally tendered a publicly apology to the wife of the demised President of Nigeria, Her Excellency Aisha Buhari for the damage whatsoever his previous publication on the alleged marital crisis that struck the late President, Mohammadu Buhari and his wife.
Farooq who retracted his earlier allegations that former President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha Buhari, were divorced prior to his passing, explained that his claims were not borne out of malice or personal vendetta as perhaps wrongly perceived by anyone.
It would be recalled that in a widely shared Facebook post, Kperogi made the original claim wherein he stated without mincing words that the marriage relationship between the late former President and his wife had crashed prior to his passing.
Famousreporters.com reports that Buhari was said to have died on July 13, 2025 in a London hospital.
However, consequent on the unevisaged aftermath of his claims on the image of the former first lady, the renown journalist, in a swift reaction, admitted that the information was falsified and without hesitation, apologised for any anguish the comment may have caused.
He, therefore, sincerely apologised to Aisha Buhari and those who knew her best.
However, a thorough view of some of the lines of the popular journalist’s public apology to the wife of the deceased former President, depicts subtle insistence on the divorce claim which could be scarcely deduced by a lay man.
In his post, Farooq wrote…
“Apology to Aisha Buhari
Farooq Kperogi
Although I absolutely should have foreseen it, I honestly didn’t anticipate the profoundly painful consequences that my July 16 Facebook update titled “Aisha Buhari, Divorce, and Forgiveness Claim” would have on former First Lady Mrs. Aisha Buhari and people closest to her.
It’s one of the worst and cruelest lapses of judgement I have ever committed in my life, and it has been a source of unfathomable personal anguish for me these past few days.
My source, whose integrity is unimpeachable, insists the information is accurate, but never intended for it to become public. Going public with the information was an error on my part, as not every well-sourced information is for public consumption.
On the other side, Alhaji Sani Zorro, former SSA to the First Lady of Public Affairs, whom I hold in the highest esteem, has reached out to question the accuracy of my claims.
I will not contest the particulars and veracity of the information with Alhaji Sani who conveyed the former First Lady’s position that her marriage was intact. After all, as the late MKO Abiola memorably said, no one can give you a haircut in your absence.
Clearly, Mrs. Buhari herself has the ultimate authority and right to define the status of her marriage with her late husband. Her truth should be respected as supreme, whatever other facts may exist.
Moreover, the truth of this information is now far less significant than the hurt my disclosure of it has caused. I shouldn’t have shared it publicly. Period. Doing so violated every moral and ethical principle I cherish and uphold. But it shows I am only human, an imperfect human.
I realize it might be impossible for many to believe (except those who truly know me) that I acted without malice, ulterior motives, or external influence. But I sincerely did not intend to harm Mrs. Buhari or execute any personal vendetta.
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”. He concluded.
