Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric has kicked against the dismissal of Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy over his pro-terrorist comments.
A video of Pantami’s Islamic teachings from the 2000s where he sympathizes with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban resurfaced last week.
The recording captured the minister admitting that he considered al-Qaeda founder, Osama Bin Laden, a better Muslim than himself, and in another, he said he was happy when infidels were massacred.
The circulation of the recording triggered Nigerians to call for his resignation or dismissal on social media.
However, Gumi during an interview with Root TV said the allegations against the minister should be discarded as they are unfounded.
“You cannot Islamise the whole world. Jesus Christ came; he could not Christianise the whole world. Nobody can Islamise or Christianise Nigeria.
“All his actions, one hundred percent, shows he is not a terrorist. Those who are terrorists are after his life. The minister should continue. His presence there is fighting the terrorist ideology.
“Show me one person he has killed. He has not killed anybody. He has not ordered the killing of anybody. Discard the fake news. The man is stabilising a government among a section of youths, which we want them to come and join in nation-building. They should not throw him away. Leave him. He is not a terrorist sympathiser.
“And you people are fighting them. No. You should get more people like Pantami and put them in power. It will stabilise. Don’t remove him. You’ll regret,”,” Gumi said.
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