Pantami on Insurgency; Elumelu calls for resignation, sack

By Tom Okpe

For showing sympathy for the deadly activities of insurgents in the country, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu at plenary on Wednesday moved for the immediate resignation, a sack of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami.

Relying under matters of privilege, Elumelu asked the House to cause a debate on the issue, particularly demanding Pantami’s exit from office.

Recall that an outrage has been trailing Pantami’s sympathetic utterances for the jihadists even though he had since apologized for making the remarks, even before he emerged minister of the Federal Repunlic.

Elumelu said: “Mr. Speaker, Honourable colleagues, I rise to move a point of order bothering on the infringement of my privileges.

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“In the past few days I have been inundated with calls from my constituents and Nigerians seeking the resignation of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Mr. Pantami who was allegedly accused of having link, which seems to support Al-queda and Boko Haram knowing very well what we are facing with issues of insecurity in the country.

“Although he has apologized, but to me it doesn’t stand. So, I call for his immediate resignation or sack from office.”

Ruling on the matter, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila who presided over the plenary said; “your point of priviledge is noted.”