Don’t over-flogg ‘Pantami must resign’ Rights Activist warn critics
A human rights activist based in Kogi State Alhaji Ahmed Adoke has urged the advocates of “Pantami must resign” over an alleged past ideas or comments on religious issues to desist , saying the issue has been over-flogged by his critics.
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami is the current Minster of Communication and digital economy.
Expressing his view on “Pantami must resign” in Okene, Kogi state on Saturday, the rights activist lamented that the issue of the ministers past comments on issues of religious extremism, which he has since renounced, attracted undue wide interest thus showing that the call for the ministers resignation or sack is politically motivated.
Adoke who is the patron of the Righteous On-Lookers Association stated that it was wrong for anybody to call for a fresh prosecution of a sinner after he has repented, adding that even God forgives sinners who have repented.
While urging critics to thread cautiously, Adoke reminded critics of the fact that every one has one ignoble past or the other.
The human rights activist who said that ideas/actions are influence by situation, time and circumstances, added that it is natural for human beings to change ideas in line with time, depending on the prevailing circumstances.
He then praised the minster for coming out publicly to admit his past ideas on religious extremism, over which he has since taken steps to correct by engaging in advocacy campaigns round the country, ever before he became a minster.
The human rights activist then called on Nigerians to reason on how best to tackle the present challenging security situation across the country, rather than ideas which he has renounced and taken steps to correct