After all said and done, we are all guilty for what happened. We should all share in the blame that a person like Isa Pantami rose to become a minister of the Federal Republic. It should not always be about brilliance, but character and good conscience. No matter how brilliant a person may be, without character and conscience, he is nothing. Pantami did not descend from the moon, he came from among us.
It is certain then that many people must know him and what he stands for. These are the people he interacted and still interacts with. It is easy to blame others and not ourselves when things like this happen. Reason: it is difficult to believe what we hear or see. We wonder then why people kept quiet in the first instance when they knew the truth. Did they keep quiet for altruistic reasons? Did they keep quiet in order not to be accused of envy? Did they keep quiet for the fear of their lives?
Pantami did not just happen on us. As a brilliant young scholar, people flocked to him. The young and old courted him; he was the teacher and preacher of the time. They believed every word that poured forth from his mouth and were ready to do whatever he said. That is where the danger lies. His ability to rouse fanatics, who see themselves as the most faithful of all, to pick up the cudgel against others who they describe as infidels. Pantami was a fiery preacher and he is still as aggressive as ever. You should have seen him in the early days of the ongoing linking of the National Identity Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). He was quick to anger over the simple question that the people were not given ample notice about the exercise. A dead giveaway trait of people of his ilk.
The fiery preacher in him took over as he abandoned decorum to accuse the same people who pay his salary for their tardiness about Project NIN to SIM. It is now obvious why he is in so much hurry about the exercise. He could have made his point without being combative and abusive. Even, the media was not spared. But that is not his style, that is not his character. He is used to the old aggressive way of mallams, who believe that you must always do things in a crude and rude manner in order to achieve results. I hate to call people out on the basis of their faith. I am forced to do so in this circumstance because the person of Pantami cannot be separated from his faith, or if you like, his religion.
Now that he has been exposed for who he truly is, he wants to renounce his past. But he is doing it half-heartedly. He is doing it for bread and butter. He is doing it in order to hold on to the high office of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, a post he should not have been appointed to if all of us had been vigilant. May be we were all under his spell. There is nothing ideologues like him cannot do. As a die-hard mullah, it is easy for him to use his powers to cast spell on people in order to get what he wants. Was this what happened in the case of his appointment, first, as director-general, Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and later as, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy?
By their fruits, you shall know them. As a fiery preacher, he rallied his flock to war. He spoke in support of terrorists and terrorism. He saw nothing wrong in standing by Al Qaeda, Taliban, ISIS, Boko Haram and other fundametalist groups, which stock-in-trade is the waging of war, which they try to justify as Jihad to make it acceptable. These are the groups which give Islam and good Muslims a bad name. These are the groups he associates with. Being well read, Pantami should know better. But he used his education the wrong way. He used it to spew hatred and bigotry under the guise of propagating Islam. He used it to point the gullible to the path of perfidy. He used it to create problems in the Northeast where he hails from as can be seen from what Boko Haram is doing in that region today. That was not Islamic propagation, it was a battle cry and the weak in mind was roused to kill and maim.
A student lost his life to Pantami’s extremist views. Many today are members of the Boko Haram sect, which has been wreaking havoc on the Northeast, because of his preachings. His views are as strong and provocative today as they were then. Just listen to him speak on NIN registration and you will know that he is not fit to hold public office, notwithstanding his education. Education does not confer wisdom; it does not confer gumption; it only opens our mind to others’ views and makes us tolerant of them. For President Muhammadu Buhari to continue to keep Patanmi as a minister is akin to having a fire on our roof and going to sleep. Pantami constitutes a clear and present danger as long as he remains in office. It is time for him to go.
But the preacher turned politician wants to retain his job badly. When news of his excesses first broke, he threatened to go to court and was able to get the publication to retract the story and apologise to him. When things became too hot to handle, he lost his mojo. The fiery preacher became a jelly and took back all that he said in the past. He said they happened when he was young and now that he is old, he knows better. Iro nla (big lie). In one word, he is pleading to be asked to go and sin no more. He wants to be given the chance which he did not give that student who was killed years ago through his fault. Does he deserve that chance? That is for the security people to say.
One thing is sure though. People like him should never be allowed to find their way to public office again. In this wise, we all must be vigilant and be ready to speak up whenever anyone with a tainted past is nominated as minister. ‘If you see something, say something’, to borrow what has become this administration’s mantra. It is is not the job of the security agencies and the lawmakers alone to check out ministerial nominees, it is our collective duty. If we do not do our job as citizens, someone worse than Pantami may end up being president one day. And we all know what that means.
Isa Pantami and his cohorts murdered Gen Owoye Azazi & Patrick Yakowa. A war is about to begin but its just a matter of time. Isa Pantami will go down whether now or later.
Even if the lace material is 6k and bachelorette party material is 3k out of the money . That leaves about 11k for 50 guests sef , that’s 550k . I don’t believe they can start “life “ on that @ op . If the asoebi Na 150k now , your concerns will be justified .
@ op - see the 11k as gift to the couple and humbly carry 2 takeaway packs after wedding service .
Godoverevery: My fiancee is attending a childhood friend wedding this Saturday....We are meant to attend together but it is no reception wedding.(boldly written on IV)
My question is it right to sell aso ebi for a wedding that has no reception because we had to cough out more than 20k for the lace/gele and bachelorette party material alone.
I am feeling this just a clever way to extort money from friends or am I wrong.
Op they reason say them wan use the 20k start life and e dey pain am smart guy. 20 aso ebi at 20k each for 20 friends, do the maths yourself.
initial gra gra. When you have barely two years to retire . I don't take this country serious anymore, just collect your share of the cake and quietly go home and rest your waist
ebuka10box: been dating this girl for a while ,we have had our ups and downs but we settled. I plan to get married to her when I get back by God's grace . I noticed she wants to get married by all means,note:she is 27. today ,I wanted to try her loyalty and submissiveness. I decided to give her number to a friend ,guess what ..... she denied me , I dont feel bad at all but tired of searching.... omo this girl use me play gg2.5 lolz...... imma take a break rn
See as you dey waste your talent. You no go go pick DSS form? Na when e concern girls una dey discover una investigative talent. this is why insecurity has increased in modern times, young man, go and pick DSS form ooooh
Lolzzz. The useless mods finally moved this to the front page after it was all over social media in Dec 2020. So you guys are tired of moving boobs, ass, twerking, worthless awards and pageant to the front page? Clowns.
Thank God your senses are gradually coming back to normal.
Kelvin30286063: A road safety officer just slapped me and I slapped him back. Now he is saying they will impound my car last last. He took the number Plate down.
I went to their office to submit a receipt for making payment on a booking. On getting there he came out to meet me and starting showing a lot of aggression. First he said I can't make the payment online, I need to go to the bank. I asked him what the bank use to make payments, he said remita, I said what is this receipt, he said remita receipt. I was like so what's the issue. He said he wants to see the teller.
When the argument continued, my father who was sitted in my car had to come down. He spoke to him calmly and asked what happened. He started insulting my dad. This is a guy that could actually be my younger brother. My father said consider my age, he said what's my business with your age. I got angry and said you're stupid for that statement, before I know it, he slapped me. Then I gave me a few slaps. All the officers in all other offices came out and it was obvious they are backing him. Things eventually died down and we were told to bring the receipt later. Apparently their boss at the office said the receipt is acceptable.
PLS what should I do could I would want to be targeted by them everywhere I go.
Insult my father and there wont be any amicable resolution. Forget about car first, then slap me while still younger than I am, your own done finish, whether FRSC officer or not.
Ctorch: #BBNaija: Laycon gives CeeC permission to fall in love with him.
Big Brother Naija ‘Lockdown’ winner, Olamilekan Agbeleshe, better known as Laycon appears to have set his eyes on ex-BBNaija 2018 housemate, Cynthia ”Ceec” Nwadiora.
The rapper, in a recent social media post hinted that CeeC has his unreserved go ahead to gush over him, on more than a platonic basis.
Laycon said that if the entrepreneur and fellow reality TV star so desires to fall for him, then he is cool with the idea.
Taking to his Twitter page, the Youth ambassador said;
ijustdey: Obono stated that the advantages of Nigerian corps members deployed across the West African sub-region would include the vast reduction of unemployment among the youths as well as regional exposure.
iwaeda: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has provided an insight into his team plans for the visit of Granada on Thursday.
The Reds approach the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final 2-0 ahead, following goals by Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes in Spain.
Three players are definitely out through suspension - Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Scott McTominay - after receiving yellow cards in the first leg.
United Direct EUROPEAN TRAINING RANGESHOP NOW “It's never a positive thing to not have every player available,” said Ole. “But we've got players ready to deputise and come into the team. Of course, the [bookings] amnesty is after this quarter-final so we hoped to get them through but there are some easy easy yellow cards there that the referee handed out. But we're ready to deal with that.
“We have to make sure that we get through. I always pick a team to win a game. There will be a few changes; some of them are forced and some of them are maybe rotation.”
Man U will loose this match, its going to end 0-1 in favour of Granada.
EkenmaPeter: Hello my beloved nairalanders i was in my work place around 5:14pm today when i decide to check nairaland for news update when i saw a new list of escapees of owerri custodial center, Imo State.
I decide to open the link only to see my dad photo among the escapees of owerri custodial center owerri, imo state.
My dad was wrongly accused and he was charge for murder while he works for the former imo state government security network (Ohakim and Rochas) until 2014 when he was accuse of murder while on duty that day, first he was detain for 7 months in zone 9 umuahia until we file for illegal detention at the high court before the officer in-charge had to transfer the case to court and he was remained at owerri prison in 2015 and he has being on awaiting trial till date and we have being going to court since then.
on Easter Monday we got a news that there was a prison break in owerri and for 24hours we couldnt locate him until he called and tell us his where about. we reach out to his location in owerri and he explain to us how it happens and how everyone was force to run for their life. After the meeting we advise him to go back since his final judgement will be on 20th on this month April, and with the look of things and the witnesses we have we believe he will be free by God grace.
He told us he is already planning to go back because a man of 60+ don't need to be running up and down when he knows he is innocent and the court will believe he is guilty if he fails to show up at the court. we gave him some money and new cloths and he went back the next day being thurday 8th April.
He spoke with us after getting back to the prison and told us how the controller general met him and asked why he choose to return and he told him that his family said he should go back since the final judgement is on 20th of April and besides he is getting old and at his age he cant be running for the law when he knows he is innocent. According to him, the controller general took his photograph and details and promise to look into their matters.
only for me to see his photo again for escapees and this is really bad and heart broken that a country like this will be ill inform and out dated about the details of the prisoner in there custody.
Please nairalanders i don't know anyone to meet or call but i believe i can use this medium to pass my message across to the Nigeria police and also the owerri custodial center, Imo State to plwase remove my fathers photograph among the escapees of owerri custodial centre, Imo State .
My dad Ekenma Richard- former Head of Ngor Okpala Imo state security network with 2 other local government he controls is not a fugitive and i will like the Nigeria Police and also the owerri custodial center, Imo State to please remove his name so as not to mislead the public or make my mother who has being sad for 7 years to start thinking again
Please mod help thanks below is my dad photo among the escapees
Everything about this country is always like this. I knew this would occur. It's just so shameful.
Dr. Carol no go let this one go, this man will surely go down for this. Such a useless man. It's even better he remains in police custody because hand go soon touch am.
dvkot: you don't know jack .. Don't you see the quality of the T-shirt he posted? close your ugly mouth if you don't know anything and go buy ur 1900 T-shirt from okrika.
who is this riffraff?
contact me and i will show you where you can get a better quality for 1,500 animal
AlexReports: Top Ex Beauty Queen Crowns Mr And Miss Unity Nigeria In Jos As Chief Judge
Few days ago in Jos Plateau State, the Most anticipated Mr. and Mrs. Unity Nigeria was held with emergence of Ms. Grace Yakubu as Miss Unity and Mr. James Gyang as Mr. Unity. The both Winners of the 2021 Pageant Contest were crowned by famous Nigeria Beauty Queen, Her Majesty Queen Jennifer Ephraim, who was a Chief judge at Mr. and Miss Unity grande finale crowning event.
Speaking during the grande finale which was held at Stefans Hotels in Rayfield, the Chief Judge, Queen Jennifer Ephraim noted that the Competition was indeed transparent, as she congratulated Grace Yakubu and James Gyang, who emerged Winners. She also appreciated the efforts of other Contestants, as she encouraged them to remain focused and undeterred in the career of pageantry and Modelling.
According the Winners, who received amazing prizes of brand new cars each, they had both expressed appreciation to the Organisers of Mr. And Miss Unity Plateau. They also thanked the Judges for considering them worthy of the Crown, as they promise to be proactive models in promoting unity across Nigeria and especially in Plateau state.
The 2021 pageant contest was organise by finine global concepts, with the aim of promoting unity across the diverse ethnic groups and tribes in Nigeria, thereby forestalling peace and sustainable development in. Plateau state and across Nigeria. The organisers have also announced that the next edition will be held in Abuja.
However, the Winners, Ms. Grace Yakubu as Miss Unity and Mr. James Gyang have continue to receive loads of congratulatory gestures from friends, family members and fans. The event of Mr. And Miss Unity Plateau was supported by Access bank and other development partners, which made the occasion a huge success.
A renowned Nigerian Businessman and Philanthropist, who doubles as the CEO of Churchill Group and Founder of Churchill Foundation, has been honoured and decorated with a Chieftaincy title in the Southeast region of Nigeria. He was Coronated as "Nwanne Di Namba", by His Royal Highness, Igwe Gerald Obunadike Mabamalu, known as Eze Photo III in Anambra State.
Dr. Churchill Olakunle was recognised with the Chieftaincy Title few days ago for his outstanding and significant contributions towards the support and development of humanity, especially with his Foundation, which has touched several lives, even in the southeast region of Nigeria. He therefore noted that the title will encourage him to source for more funds to continue initiating Innovations and creativity in areas of promoting development in the ICT industry, in Nigeria, Ghana and across West Africa
He was given the title after he was invited by the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chico Group, Chief Chinedu Benson Madubuko (Chinechendo Ezeani na Adazi-Ani )to commission roads in Anambra alongside top dignitaries. During the moments when he was Coronated, Dr. Churchill Olakunle expressed appreciation to HRH Igwe Gerald and the Kingdom of Ojoto as well aspeople of Anambra State for considering him worthy of the prestigious Title. However, he has continue to receive congratulatory messages from friends, family Members, fans and partners from across the world.
According to Dr. Churchill, he further noted that his recent coronation will continue to inspire and motivate him in areas of extensive contributions to further improve the welfare and development of humanity especially in Anambra state and cross other states in the region. Dr. Churchill is know globally as Philanthropist and Humanitarian, whose impact is yet indelible in the sands of time.
In same vein, Nwanne’di’namba of Ojoto Kingdom has arrived in Ghana to give 50 Young Ghanaian Entrepreneurs Capitals in the second quarter of 2021 to assist their creativity in areas of promoting development in Ghana.
Politics / Re: The Dr Isa Pantami ‘s Paradox by BREYZ: 8:41am On Apr 22, 2021 
because we had to cough out more than 20k for the lace/gele and bachelorette party material alone.