PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has continued to come under fire of criticism for his statement on Thursday backing Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, over his extremist religious views that have led to calls for his removal as minister. Activist and former minister, Oby Ezekwesili, took to Twitter on Friday to state that Buhari’s choice showed that he was not different from Pantami in his views on terrorism. “First, it is incomplete to infer a contrast between Pantami and Muhammad Yusuf simply because they debated. Many have pointed out that Pantami also espoused Jihad implementation in Nigeria but through a gradualist approach (gyara) – he disagreed on the means not the end. “Northern Nigeria is in the grips of a crisis of moral vigilantist chauvinism because of a steady diet of extreme, puritanical doctrines from the likes of Pantami.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 24, 2021 08:03 UTC