EL-RUFA'I AND ARUWAN: ARCHITECTS OF ANOTHER ANIMAL FARM

                              By

               John Danfulani,Ph.D
               Johndanfulani@gmail.com
               Jondanfulani@yahoo.com

I have read political books, penned by great philosopher and statesmen all my life. In course of my wild reading, I encountered mystical, strategic, tactical, and fictional narrations-right from ancient, medieval and modern eras. Of the forest of books read, five stood above all. My reasons of hoisting them far and above all may not convince all,neither do I think I can give convincing reasons on why I love.

The first is Mein Kampf by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler,the second is THE ART OF WAR by Tsun Zu , the third is THE PRICNE by the medieval writer Nicole Machiavelli, the fourth is AMINAL FARM by George Owell, and the fifth  is BUCK UP, SUCH UP...AND COME BACK WHEN YOU FOUL UP by the duo of Paul Begala and James Caville- world most accomplished campaign managers. These totally terrific books that won internal recognitions narrated predictable and unpredictable characters of all political animals. And postulated solutions in tackling selfish and dissimulative disposition of men( in and out of politics).

Without a stretch of imagination, leading APC ideologues and some of their orchestra of "Yan Amshin Shata"( Sing Along Band Members) in Kaduna State have stumbled on these books and digested their contents. Since the books contained  the good,the bad and the ugly characters and scenarios, they mastered most of their ways and made it the guiding principle of their government. A confluence of factors gave them a stable space to smoothly execute the strategy they designed after reading these books. However, it appeared, they are through with strategies bordering three books before getting power. What is today dictating the pace of governance in Kaduna State is Hitler and George Owell's books (Mein Kampf &. Animal Farm)

They designed their propaganda machinery in the spirit of the NAZIS of Germany. Like in the Nazi era, we have characters in the government of Kaduna State playing various roles. For example, Hitler had Paul Joseph Goebbels, Mr. El-rufa'i has Mr. Samuel Aruwan.The difference between hitleristic Goebbels and El-rufa'istic Aruwan is their levels intelligence, dexterity, creativity, and doggedness in the business of deceit. Mr. Paul Joseph Goebbels was crafty in packaging his lethalistic propaganda but Mr. Aruwan is disastrously poor  in marshaling and packaging same.On 6th April 2016 Mr.Aruwan's boss lied that one Local Government in  Kaduna State has more gold than the rainbow nation(South Africa). When the loquacious and large mouthed  Mr. Aruwan was called by a UK based research centre to support his master's claims with empirical facts and figures,Mr.El-rufa'i's baby Goebbel dodged.That is yet another sticking difference with the grand master and his unprofessional copycats.

Mr. El-rufa'i and his  Tudun Wada born and Tsakiya/Kabala West weaned Goebbels also designed Kaduna State ala  Owell's Animal Farm. The golden rule in Owellian animal kingdom is : ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL. But beyond the sloganeering of supposed egalitarianism the real standing order is: ALL ANIMALS ARE EQAUL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. Just take a look at instances that justified the existence of the theory of inequality in Kaduna State.Mr. El-Rufai made a law against hate speech in January of 2016. But months after he read the riot act, he was caught pant down through calling members of his party faction( APC AKIDA) ants he will kill and crush. Once more,in his interview with Channels TV of 6th April 2016, he said over 800 people were killed in 2011 post elections skirmishes in Kaduna State and most of the killings took place in Southern Kaduna. His claims of the killings labeled Southern Kaduna a killing chamber.Again in October 2015 he told opponents who don't accepts his version of the truth to go and climb mountain Kufana and fall. But from 2010 to 2015 he opposed the regime of President Goodluck Jonathan and said all sort of things against people. But the same man said people who opposed him should go die. The three instances cited therein clearly fits what is called hate speech. He made a law for us (his assumed slaves) and refused to obey the law. So, it is clear all that animals are equal but some are more equal than others in Kaduna State under Misters El-rufa'i and Aruwan a.k.a Baby Goebbels.

If you like, you can say, there is a mini apartheid reigning in Kaduna State- right now. The mindset of setting us apart has denied Mr. El-rufa'i's Goebbel the wisdom to know that we have every right to criticize their regime the way he criticized Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa and Alh. Mukhtar Yero's  regimes. The same mental and  moral fragility has made him see all criticism on their government as envy and hate.Mr. Goebbels selective amnesia has made him forget his recent history.

Because of these and their other actions, we made it a duty to put them to task through advancing questions and verifying their multiple claims. Whenever they lie, for example like the laughable gold deposit claim, and questions are advanced, they dodge or get slippery like an eel in the water. Time and again, Mr. Goebbel of Sir Kashim Ibrahim house have dodged critical questions from members of the public on most of their policy pronouncements and actions.

We asked Mr. El-rufa'i's Goebbel how their sponsored religious bills wouldn't affect Christians and discriminate against other religions like Judais, Hinduism, Resicrusialism their bill failed to capture. He sealed lips like a man suffering from toothache. When we asked Kaduna State Goebbel the reason of their aspiration of acquiring Peugeot Automobile Nigeria, he wore deaf ears. When we heard of the phantom and ridiculous claims of 30% and 70% ratio of Christians and Moslems in the state, we demanded for the source of their statistic from Mr. Samuel Aruwan( Sir Kashim Ibrahim House Goebbel). His end was dead like the Western Front! How can he a Goebbels and keep dodging questions like Mr.007?

This same virus of dodging real issues has infested almost all APC members today. Even their propaganda recruits in old and new media don't accept invitations to discuss issues. When you press them hard, they call you wailing wailer or a person whose inquiry was triggered by envy and hate.They are so dumb, so petty minded,so mindless, so simplistic, so immodest, so callous, so scandalous, so treacherous, so mischievous, so clumsy, so ahistorical, so parochialistic,so lousy,so  crapish, so cranky, so zanyish, and a giant pack deficient of nuisance value.

When it comes to logic, moral character, sound reasoning, objectivity, paying attention to facts, and compassion under pressure; Mr. Samuel Aruwan is far too of. And when it comes to equity, saying the truth, sincerity, and compassion; count Mr. El-rufa'i out. They are a tag team that annihilates political beauty and nature. To them, life is about self. Thus,it is either their way or highway.