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FEC keeps mum on Pantami’s alleged link to terrorism Mr Pantami is alleged to have links with terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda and Taliban. ADVERTISEMENT The Federal Executive Council (FEC) did not discuss the allegations against Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, during its weekly meeting on Wednesday. The minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, while briefing journalists at the State House after the meeting, stated that the FEC did not discuss any issue concerning his communications counterpart. Mr Pantami was one of the ministers who attended the coun...

FEC mum on Pantami’s alleged previous link to Al-Qaeda, Taliban On By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday said the alleged link of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami with Al-Qaeda and Taliban some years back was not discussed at the meeting. There have been calls for the Minister to resign his appointment as a result of his link with terrorist groups in the past. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting presided over by Preside...

The angry reactions to the utterances made the minister to own up, blaming immaturity and limited knowledge for his views back then. The debate over the issue and the calls for Dr Pantami’s resignation have already taken regional and religious slants. Pantami attended Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the council meeting, said the issue was not raised at all. Mohammed was asked whether the council discussed the matte...

❚ You already voted!   Minister of communications and digital economy Isa Pantami has renounced his past comments supporting the cause of terrorist groups such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The minister said on Saturday that he had become more mature on religious matters, saying he made the radical comments while in the university.   “For 15 years, I have moved round the country while educating people about the dangers of terrorism. I have traveled to Katsina, Gombe, Borno, Kano states and Difa in Niger Republic to preach against terrorism,” he said while answering questions d...

•I am a changed person, says minister Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to remove the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, for his alleged sympathy for terrorist organisations, including the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram. The party also asked the Department of State Security to invite the minister for questioning. The PDP demanded that Buhari should immediately show Pantami the door given the sensitivity of the issue at stake. According to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the P...