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I’m Not A Terrorist – Pantami
Ganiyat Ganiyu
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said that he does not belong to any terrorist group.
The Minister also denied being a religious fanatic as he said that his personal driver, secretary and technical assistant are Christians.
He said that his his past controversial comments on terrorist groups including Taliban and Al-Qaeda were misconstrued.
Pantami said this in an interview with Peoples Gazette on Friday.
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He said, “My personal driver is Mai Keffi, a practising Christian. I also have a Christian, Ms Nwosu, as my secretary and Dr Femi, also a Christian, as my technical adviser.
“If I did not like Christians or I did not see them as my brothers and sisters, I would not have been working with them for so long. I employed more Christians than Muslims on my staff because I believe in merit and competence over ethnic or tribal sentiments.”
“I have never condoned terrorism and I reject any affiliation to terror groups. I have long preached peaceful coexistence amongst people of every faith and ethnicity,” the minister added.