Why I Changed My Son’s Name From Buhari To Rabiu Kwankwaso

By Chuks Ekpeneru

A Gombe man has given reasons for changing his son’s name from Buhari to Rabiu Kwankwaso.

45 year old Salisu Matagwa of Kumbiya-Kumbiya quarters in Gombe metropolis expressed disaffection with the performance of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

In an interview with the Tribune, he said that on a daily basis, President, Muhammadu Buhari is losing popularity in the area, due to “poor performance and unfavourable policies, which have inflicted hardship on the masses, thereby making some critics of the government to boo, and mock the boy whenever being called “General Buhari” by his fellow children on the road”.

Matagwa recently called together family and friends to perform the religious rites, to change the name of one of his children, a 9 year old boy called Buhari to Rabiu Kwankwaso.

He performed the change of name in accordance with Islamic injunction. A ram was slaughted, with a feast attended by his relatives, friends and neighbours.

He said the decision was save his son from embarrassment, humiliation and attacks by members of the public who thought that he was named after President Mohammadu Buhari.

While speaking to Tribune Online in Gombe through the phone, Salisu Matagwa said that the boy was initially named Buhari in honour of one time Speaker of the House of Reps who was disgraced out office, Salisu Buhari, lamenting that some people are mistaking it for President Muhammadu Buhari’s namesake and even nicknamed him “General Buhari” a development he said he was not comfortable with.

He expressed happiness that, “Since people don’t have good view of President Muhammdu Buhari now, I deemed it necessary to change the name of my boy from Buhari to Rabiu Kwankwaso, who is more popular and reputable in the country, I love him and I am one of his ardent supporters”.

He explained that, ”Kwankwaso never knew me. He has not given me any money to rename my child after him. It is my discretion. So nobody should suggest that I am sponsored by Kwankwaso to change my son’s name.

“I have an occupation from which I earn a living. Therefore I am not looking for money from any politician. I only cherish Kwankwaso in view of his integrity”.

Salisu Matagwa revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari was very popular among the people of the area in the past, such that anyone who did not like him would be humiliated by his fanatical supporters, alleging that the President’s popularity has now reduced drastically.

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