Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, is in hot water over statements he made in the past that amounted to paeans to terror groups like Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
Many have called for his resignation – arguing that anyone with such extreme views had no place in government. While critics turned up the heat on social media with #PantamiResign, his supporters and sympathisers circled the wagons with #PantamiWillStay. The duelling hashtags show how desensitized and un-shockable we have become.Everyone has a past but not all are in public office. If you have an interesting past, public office is the last place you want to be because it comes with scrutiny.
I hardly see the connection between the two cases. But while we’re at it, let’s talk about a recent American example of someone who paid a price for her verbal indiscretions. In early March, the White House dropped Neera Tanden as nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget after senators across party lines revolted over her past vicious criticisms of the legislators.
The conflict they brought has displaced and killed thousands over the years. No one can put a figure on the number of fellow Muslims that suicide bombers from these terror groups have killed in mosques across the North through the years.
Removing pantami as a result of him being a terrorist sympathizer, will be the hight of hypocrisy by the presidency, they share same view with pantami in everything. Terroristsgovernment
even if he got sacked they put another terrorist
Come to think of it,the minister of telecommunications was indicted over issues related to terrorism, with some form evidences and he is still fighting to hold to his appointment, the issue here is ,the test of integrity and honour is at stake,He should do the right thing, resign
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It's not enough to say he's changed his position now about the remarks he made. I'm not surprised that he's not been called for investigation or to resign. I pray God to reveal the truth about all this.
You are the enemy of this country, this statement he made is related to holding a political position, but you twisting it the other way round, U all would be shamed. We all know the facts that pantami is always against terrorism, the enemies just want to diminish his reputations
We have them everywhere 🙄
Why has this man not being invited for questioning yet, either you guilty or not ,should be decided after investigation