Despite overwhelming call for his resignation or sacking, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on Wednesday, attended the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by the President General Muhammadu Buhari.
The embattled minister who has been criticised over his past controversial comments on terrorist groups including Taliban and Al-Qaeda, virtually attended the FEC meeting at the Aso Villa in Abuja.
The FEC meeting is the first to be presided over by the president after his 15-day medical trip to London, United Kingdom.
The Ministry of Communications & Digital Economy, who tweeted via @FMoCDENigeria, wrote, “The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, @DrIsaPantami participates in the 42nd virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC), meeting presided over by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari”.
The ministry also shared photos of the virtual meeting showing Pantami, Buhari and other members of the president’s cabinet at the meeting.
Pantami, who has been hugely criticised over his pro-Taliban comments, had renounced his radical pro-terrorists comments, saying he now knows better but Nigerians have been unsparing and relentless in the call for the sacking or resignation of the minister.
Opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had also called on the President to fire Pantami if he fails to voluntarily resign like ex-finance minister, Kemi Adeosun. The PDP had also asked the Department of State Services, DSS, to probe the communications minister.
