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By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to take a decisive action on the spate of insecurity across the country as well as against persons with “questionable character who have never hidden their desire to see the failure and disintegration of Nigeria.”
The call was made by an Islamic Organisation, Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Bauchi State Chapter as contained in a statement by its Chairman, Barr Garba Hassan made available to Journalists on Sunday.
The Bauchi State Chairman of JIBWIS, Barr. Garba Hassan stated that, “We call on the Federal Government and security agencies to double their efforts in the area of confronting the various security challenges being faced by the country. Issues having to do with intelligence gathering should be accorded serious attention.”
The religious group also stated that the allegation leveled against the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami was an attempt to pull him down after his giant strides in the Nation’s communications sector which is targeted at the President, Muhammadu Buhari.
The organisation defended the Minister over an alleged link to Al-Qaeda observing with, “dismay that the pull-him-down war being waged against Dr. Pantami in his current position as a senior member of President Buhari’s cabinet is nothing other than pursuit of the sheer hatred, grudges and ill-will being nursed against the President himself.”
He also stated that the allegations were leveled by “both known and hidden enemies of the administration who have, from the word go, never missed any opportunity to express negative, low and mischievous opinion about the government to the extent of openly supporting agitations and attempt to bring the whole system down.
JIBWIS stated further that, “So, basically, the present campaign of calumny, blackmail and hatred against the truly patriotic, performing and responsible Dr. Isa Ali Pantami is actually in furtherance of the agenda hatched long ago to do everything possible to discredit the present administration,” JIBWIS.
