The presidency has made known its resolve to go after media houses consistently publishing past extremist views of Minister Isa Pantami.

Mr Pantami whose past Islamic views have come to hunt down presently heads Digital Economy and Communications ministry spearheading the enforcement of National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) linkage.

He was caught on tape declaring support for terrorists while berating the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan of unjustly eliminating Boko Haram terrorists whom he described as his Muslim brothers.

He also expressed satisfaction at the unending killings of non-muslims, an ideology Boko Haram is spearheading in Nigeria.

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration says the initiative is aimed at tracking down criminal elements which will in turn tune down rising insecurity across the country.

Renouncing his extremist views, the embattled Communications chief said he made the now controversial remarks supporting terrorists while he was immature. His explanation did not deter defiant Nigerians from continuing demanding his removal from office.

In a statement Thursday night, the Presidency in a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the federal government stands by the minister.

Mr Shehu who alleged that media professionals were being financially induced to continue unearthing the now renounced views made in the past, threatened to deploy arsenals aimed at clamping down on the media.

“And there is now well-reported information that alleges newspaper editors rebuffed an attempt to financially induce them to run a smear campaign against the minister by some ICT companies, many of which do indeed stand to lose financially through lower prices and greater consumer protections,” the president’s spokesman said. “The government is now investigating the veracity behind these claims of attempted inducement, and – should they be found to hold credence – police and judicial action must be expected.

“The Administration stands behind Minister Pantami and all Nigerian citizens to ensure they receive fair treatment, fair prices, and fair protection in ICT services,” he added.

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Amaechi2023:
nairaland had to stoop so low to the level of modifying the headline of a 2010 post as against the OP intention just to fuel the tension against pantami.
again as usual, the call for his resignation is not genuine and would forever be ignored.
pantami stays.

Amaechi2023:
nairaland had to stoop so low to the level of modifying the headline of a 2010 post as against the OP intention just to fuel the tension against pantami.
again as usual, the call for his resignation is not genuine and would forever be ignored.
pantami stays.

id911:


Keep supporting terrorists.Highest two more years, Buhari leaves power. Any foolish Southern President that compromise and not give it back would never be allowed to sleep with his two eyes close. God keeping us alive...Pay back time!

Amaechi2023:
payback?
payback only happens when one is being cheated.
guess you don't understand that your fighting yourselves.
Southerners are never better off than north.
you dominate the media space with noise doesn't mean you dominate the economic space either.

your peeps are liabilities to northerner's.

FarahAideed:
The Jihadist trying to silence the media and cast blame in imaginary ICT companies

Amaechi2023:
payback?
payback only happens when one is being cheated.
guess you don't understand that your fighting yourselves.
Southerners are never better off than north.
you dominate the media space with noise doesn't mean you dominate the economic space either.

your peeps are liabilities to northerner's.

id911:


Liabilities?! Do you really know the reason for the amalgamation of the South and North in the first instance? Useless Lord Lugard and his lieutenants didn't see any money to administer the Northern Protectorate so had to amalgamate the North and South so he could use the resources from the prosperous South to admnister the North. It's in the colonial documents. Go and read it even though I understand you're too d.umb to know this. The South has been feeding the religious blind and terrorists North for over 100 years. I guess you should now know what liabilities really mean.The south and North do not share anything in common. Why not stay on your own and leave us liabilities alone?

I can assure you the next Southern President would have himself to blame if he doesn't toe the path we'd demand from him.