The minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ibrahim Pantami, fumes, saying he cannot sit on the fence while some paid agents are threatening to drag him to the mud and linking him to a terror group.
The minister’s reaction followed an alleged threat by some yet to be identified elements to release a doctored video of the minister in a compromised position.
This statement was released by the Minister’s spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman who said he is not aware of a well-coordinated and richly funded campaign against the personality of the minister like this one.
The statement partly reads, “We are in receipt of credible intelligence that the same forces who have been championing a well-coordinated and richly funded campaign against the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, are now unto the next stage of their diabolic project.
“This time around, the forces of evil are shopping for willing partners as well as their usual avenues, to release doctored videos purporting to show the Honourable Minister in an alleged compromising condition, as a way of creating injury on his image.
He added, “We are least surprised by this recent move which is a clear intensification of their desperation, having failed in their assault on the personality of the Honourable Minister, despite their previous efforts.
The document further explained that “After concocting lies and half-truths linking the Honourable Minister with terrorism, despite his well-documented stance against Boko Haram and similar groups, these adversaries went to the extent of doctoring a document with the capacity to endanger national security. It was a relief for peace-loving Nigerians that the gimmick also failed to strike that sensitive chord.
“This notice, therefore, is to alert the public to the latest ungodly plan and to warn the perpetrators about the consequences of such action. The Honourable Minister will not sit idly to see his hard-earned reputation as a respected community leader, Islamic Scholar and public servant being muddled in the mud by paid agents with no adherence to truth and fear of God.”
