Plan To Smear Northern Govs Over Pantami Uncovered — Lalong

The Northern States Governor’s Forum said it has uncovered plans
to smear its image over alleged religious extremist’s comments made
by Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa
Pantami.

The chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau State, Simon
Lalong, who disclosed this, said a shadow group plans to print and
circulate posters to the effect that it is supporting the embattled
minister over the past comments.

In a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public
Affairs to the governor, Dr Makut Simon Macham, said those behind
the propaganda publication are political interests that are bent on
dragging the Forum into the controversy by widely circulating the
posters on social media and pasting same across the country with
the view to tarnishing the image of the body and its members.

He said: “For the avoidance of doubt, the Forum wishes to state
that it has no intention of being dragged into the matter as the
minister has provided his response to the issue which does not need
the validation or denial of the forum. The forum is not responsible
for his personal or official conduct and utterances at
anytime.”

The Northern States Governor’s Forum said it has uncovered plans
to smear its image over alleged religious extremist’s comments made
by Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa
Pantami.

The chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau State, Simon
Lalong, who disclosed this, said a shadow group plans to print and
circulate posters to the effect that it is supporting the embattled
minister over the past comments.

In a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public
Affairs to the governor, Dr Makut Simon Macham, said those behind
the propaganda publication are political interests that are bent on
dragging the Forum into the controversy by widely circulating the
posters on social media and pasting same across the country with
the view to tarnishing the image of the body and its members.

He said: “For the avoidance of doubt, the Forum wishes to state
that it has no intention of being dragged into the matter as the
minister has provided his response to the issue which does not need
the validation or denial of the forum. The forum is not responsible
for his personal or official conduct and utterances at
anytime.”