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Farooq Kperogi Quotes

born 1973 Nigeria

Farooq Kperogi (born 1973) is a Nigerian-American professor, author, media scholar, newspaper columnist, blogger, and activist. He was a reporter and news editor at many Nigerian newspapers including the Daily Trust, Daily Triumph and the now defunct New Nigerian.

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I know my activism has attracted a lot of enemies for me in and out of government. That has made me more conscious of my personal safety and security than I should normally be.

Fatherhood means being the ever-present fountain of love, protection and guardianship for one’s children. It means being the guidepost for impressionable young minds as they navigate the tortuous labyrinth that is this world.

Farooq Kperogi is a mild-mannered, self-possessed, even-tempered, and somewhat introverted person. I know this self-characterization is at variance with my public persona. But this is true of most human beings.

It (fatherhood) taught me self-sacrifice and self-discipline. It taught me to appreciate my parents more than I ever did before I became a father. It also taught me the inexpressible joy of filial love, that is, love from one’s children.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Farooq Kperogi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.