The Next Edition
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate
No Result
View All Result
The Next Edition
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate
Home Headline News

Pantami Renounces Controversial Comments On Al Qaeda, Taliban

Next Edition by Next Edition
April 18, 2021
in Headline News
Pantami Renounces Controversial Comments On Al Qaeda, Taliban
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Ali Isa Pantami, has renounced some contoversial comments he made on Al Qaeda and Taliban.

The minister has been under fire over the comments which were interpreted as endorsing the extremist sects.

You might also like

Natasha To Resume Senate Duty On Tuesday After Court Ruling

Gunmen Taunt Police In Video After Killing Officer In Imo Attack, Flash Stolen Rifles

Police Arrest Five For Oyo Kidnap, Recover ₦4.6m Ransom

Social media users and some government critics have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to fire him if he fails to step down.

But while answering questions during his daily Ramadan lecture at Al-Noor Mosque in Abuja on Saturday, the minister said he now knows better about some of the comments he made in the past.

He said the campaign against him is politically motivated.

“For 15 years, I have moved round the country while educating people about the dangers of terrorism. I have traveled to Katsina, Gombe, Borno, Kano states and Difa in Niger Republic to preach against terrorism.

READ ALSO: Police Recover Charms From Suspected Cultists Arrested In Lagos

“I have engaged those with Boko Haram ideologies in different places. I have been writing pamphlets in Hausa, English and Arabic. I have managed to bring back several young persons who have derailed from the right path.

“Some of the comments I made some years ago that are generating controversies now were based on my understanding of religious issues at the time, and I have changed several positions taken in the past based on new evidence and maturity.

“I was young when I made some of the comments; I was in university, some of the comments were made when I was a teenager. I started preaching when I was 13, many scholars and individuals did not understand some of international events and therefore took some positions based on their understanding, some have come to change their positions later.”

Daily Trust

Tags: Al Qaeda and TalibanAli Isa PantamiBoko Haram ideologiesBornocontoversial commentsEnglish and Arabicextremist sectsGombeHausaKano states and DifaKatsinaMinister of Communication and Digital Economypreach against terrorismPresident Muhammadu BuhariRamadan lecture at Al-Noor Mosque in AbujaTHE MINISTER
Next Edition

Next Edition

Recommended For You

Senator Natasha Akpoti’s Macabre Dance in Brekete Family Radio

Natasha To Resume Senate Duty On Tuesday After Court Ruling

  The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has stated that she will resume legislative duties in the Senate on Tuesday following a court order directing her...

Gunmen Shoot FIRS Official Dead In Abuja

Gunmen Taunt Police In Video After Killing Officer In Imo Attack, Flash Stolen Rifles

  Gunmen suspected to be behind Sunday morning’s deadly attack on a police patrol team in Imo State have appeared in a video, boasting about the operation and...

New Police

Police Arrest Five For Oyo Kidnap, Recover ₦4.6m Ransom

  The Oyo State Police Command has arrested five suspects allegedly involved in the June 26 abduction of a man identified as Timothy in Mokorede, Ipapo, within the...

FG Puts Up Presidential Jet For Sale In Switzerland

FG Puts Up Presidential Jet For Sale In Switzerland

  The Federal Government has listed Nigeria’s 20-year-old Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), formerly used for presidential travel, for sale in Switzerland following its replacement by a newly acquired...

Next Post
FG Suspends Adeboye’s Helicopter From Flying

FG Suspends Adeboye’s Helicopter From Flying




Related News

Coronavirus: Italy’s Death Toll Overtakes China’s

Coronavirus: Italy’s Death Toll Overtakes China’s

Edo: Atiku Orders Activation Of 150 Support Groups For Obaseki

Why I’m Not Bothered By Tinubu’s Swearing-in – Atiku

Nigeria Experiencing Religious Genocide Under Buhari –Report

Dangote Refinery Game Changer For Nigeria’s Economy — Buhari




The Next Edition

Office Address

3B, Agboola Aina street, Off Toyin Street,
Ikeja, Lagos.

Quick Contact Details

Phone:
08033018430
Whatsapp:
08051679910

Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Categories

  • Aviation
  • Beauty
  • Breaking News
  • Business
  • Columnists
  • Editorial
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Featured
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Headline News
  • Home & Garden
  • Interviews
  • Investigations
  • North Central
  • North East
  • North West
  • Opinion
  • Parenting
  • Politics
  • Relationships
  • South East
  • South West
  • South-South
  • Special Reports
  • Sports
  • Top News
  • Vox Pops

© Next Edition Business Development Limited

  • About Us
  • Advert Rate
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate

© Next Edition Business Development Limited