BY EVELYN DADU, ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately invite the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, for questioning over alleged affiliations with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
The party also demands that President Muhammadu Buhari should immediately sack the minister, given the sensitivity of the issue at stake.
The PDP said that its position is predicated on the heightening concerns in the public space and in the international arena of possible compromises by the communication minister, who has access to sensitive government documents and information, in addition to data of all individuals including high profile personalities in the public and private sectors as well as the traditional and faith-based circles.
The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said that it is particularly worried about allegations in the public suggesting that the minister compromised the NIN registration exercise by giving room for the registration of aliens and invaders from other countries as Nigerian citizens.
The PDP specifically tasked the DSS to investigate the allegation, which it noted has created apprehension, particularly given the rise in banditry and other terrorists’ activities in the country.
The party equally urged Nigerians to remain at alert and very sensitive to their environment, while not hesitating in providing useful information to security agencies in the interest of the nation.
