A former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has lambasted the Minister of Communication, Isa Pantami, over reports alleging he supports extremist views.
Femi Fani-Kayode was reacting to news making rounds that Isa Pantami has an alleged link with terrorists groups like Al-Qeada, Taliban and equally sympathetic to the activities of these groups.
Pantami has, however, debunked the claims that he had links with terrorist groups, saying those comments were made when he was younger and he had on many occassions denounced extremistes views, led some young people back to the righjt path as well as gone to Kano, Gombe, and even to Difa in Niger republic to preach against terrorism views.
But, Fani-Kayode noted that he had considered giving “Pantami a soft landing a few days ago and opted to forgive him for his offensive, dangerous and repugnant vituperations” but said it is no longer the case because his expression of remorse was clearly not genuine or heartfelt.