The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday faulted the
Presidency for its recent statement in which it declared its
support for the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr
Isa Pantami.
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It said the statement by the Presidency has shown desperation to
provide official cover to “a terrorism apologist”, alleging that
such action confirmed the apprehensions that the All Progressives
Congress (APC) administration was patronising acts of terrorism in
the country.
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“Nigerians were traumatised that the Presidency could mount a
hopeless defence and justification for the actions of the exposed
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who had
already confessed to supporting terrorist groups like al-Qaida and
Taliban.
“It is instructive to note that this anti-people stance has
heightened public anxiety that the Buhari Presidency is a haven for
traitors who are providing support to acts of terrorist activities
in our nation,” the party said in a statement by its National
Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan.
It added, “Our party holds that this has further exposed why the
Buhari Presidency has failed to decisively confront terrorism, as
well as why terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and insurgents are
emboldened to ravage our nation and massacre our compatriots.”
The PDP accused the Presidency of being insensitive to the fact
that thousands of Nigerians have been killed and hundreds of
communities devastated.
It insisted that Pantami must be relieved of his duties as a
minister and handed over to the appropriate agency for
“deradicalisation”.
According to the party, Pantami had denied his support to
terrorist groups and only admitted after he was overwhelmed by
evidence.
It stated that the minister belonged to the deradicalisation
centre, and not in any way in the Federal Executive Council.
“This is in addition to allegations in the public space that the
exposed minister had been compromising our national data, as well
as the NIN registration exercise, wherein aliens and invaders from
other countries were alleged to have been registered as our
citizens.
“These are issues that our party insists must be investigated by
the Department of State Services (DSS),” the PDP said.
It added, “As a party, the PDP charges President Muhammadu
Buhari to reassure the citizens by immediately withdrawing the
statement from his Presidency, relieve Isa Pantami of his position
as minister, and take a bold step to flush out terrorist apologists
from the Presidency.”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday faulted the
Presidency for its recent statement in which it declared its
support for the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr
Isa Pantami.
It said the statement by the Presidency has shown desperation to
provide official cover to “a terrorism apologist”, alleging that
such action confirmed the apprehensions that the All Progressives
Congress (APC) administration was patronising acts of terrorism in
the country.
“Nigerians were traumatised that the Presidency could mount a
hopeless defence and justification for the actions of the exposed
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who had
already confessed to supporting terrorist groups like al-Qaida and
Taliban.
“It is instructive to note that this anti-people stance has
heightened public anxiety that the Buhari Presidency is a haven for
traitors who are providing support to acts of terrorist activities
in our nation,” the party said in a statement by its National
Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan.
It added, “Our party holds that this has further exposed why the
Buhari Presidency has failed to decisively confront terrorism, as
well as why terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and insurgents are
emboldened to ravage our nation and massacre our compatriots.”
The PDP accused the Presidency of being insensitive to the fact
that thousands of Nigerians have been killed and hundreds of
communities devastated.
It insisted that Pantami must be relieved of his duties as a
minister and handed over to the appropriate agency for
“deradicalisation”.
According to the party, Pantami had denied his support to
terrorist groups and only admitted after he was overwhelmed by
evidence.
It stated that the minister belonged to the deradicalisation
centre, and not in any way in the Federal Executive Council.
“This is in addition to allegations in the public space that the
exposed minister had been compromising our national data, as well
as the NIN registration exercise, wherein aliens and invaders from
other countries were alleged to have been registered as our
citizens.
“These are issues that our party insists must be investigated by
the Department of State Services (DSS),” the PDP said.
It added, “As a party, the PDP charges President Muhammadu
Buhari to reassure the citizens by immediately withdrawing the
statement from his Presidency, relieve Isa Pantami of his position
as minister, and take a bold step to flush out terrorist apologists
from the Presidency.”