Anaedoonline.ng can reports that the minister of communications, Isa Pantami has been further enmeshed in controversy as a letter written against him has gotten the attention of the American embassy.
The letter, written by Deji Adeyanju was sent to the SSS and the American embassy some days ago. in an update shared by the writer on his Twitter page, it was seen that the representative of the American embassy and signed and stamped it.
The content of the letter has to do with some comments the minister made some years back about terrorist group that makes it look as if he supported their moves.
Minister Pantami: I’m Not A Fan of Boko Haram But I Support Terrorist Groups Like Taliban, Al-Qaeda
The embattled minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has come under fire on the popular social media platform, Twitter with No 1 trend, #PantamiResign, over his alleged link with terrorist groups, Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
The Nigerian Twitter community also said the minister cannot be trusted with the data of Nigerians, especially with the ongoing National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module integration exercise under his watch.
In a viral video recorded many years ago which was later confirmed by his lawyer, Michael Numa, the minister was seen engaging the late Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf, in a public debate.
Pantami, an Islamic scholar, according to reports, also once declared that he was always happy when infidels were massacred.
#PantamiResign: MURIC Backs Pantami Over Call To Resign By Nigerians
Reports revealed Pantami’s comments were contained in three audio recordings of his teachings in the 2000s, when he took extreme positions in support of the brutal exploits of Al Qaeda and Taliban elements who were on a campaign to obliterate the West and conquer other parts of the world.
Pantami did not return a request seeking comments about whether or not he has eschewed his violent Salafist views.
The hashtag #PantamiResign has since been trending online having over 18,000 retweets as of the time of filing this report.
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