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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...

❚ 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...

Place Pantami Permanently On Your Terrorism Watchlist, Deji Adeyanju Urges US 0 likes 0 comments   The convener of Concerned Nigerians, and human rights activist, Prince Deji Adeyanju, has urged the United States (US), to place the minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, permanently, on its terrorism watchlist. An online media had alleged that Pantami is being watched by the US for his suspected ties with Boko Haram insurgents, Abu Quata­da al Falasimi, a...

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Isa Pantami, has expressed regrets over controversial remarks he made in the past which supported activities of Al-Qaeda and Taliban Islamic terrorist sects. The minister has been under strong criticism in the last one week after videos of his past sermons as an Islamic preacher resurfaced on social media. Nigerians have been using the #PantamiResign #PantamiResignNow hashtag to call for his resignation or removal by President Muhammadu Buhari. But the minister reportedly renounced his past “extremist views” while delivering a lectu...

Pantami says the comments were made based on his understanding of religious issues at the time.