Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has debunked reports alleging that the United States placed him on a ‘terror watch list’ for alleged ties with the late Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf. Pantami, an Islamic cleric, also said he has been preaching against the terrorist sect for over 15 years. Social media platform, Twitter, was aghast on Monday when the reports published by some news platforms (not The PUNCH), went viral. As of the time of filing this report, the minister’s name, Isa Pantami, topped Twitter trends with over 18,000 tweets. Our priority as government based on the provision of our constitution 1999 (as amended) Section 14(2)b is security, not just economy.

Source: Punch April 12, 2021 13:30 UTC