Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami has called investigative journalists do a proper investigation before publishing stories that could be fake.
Mr. Pantami made this call on the heels of a publication which was retracted on some major tabloids and other online news platforms today.
NewsWireNGR, and Daily Independent had published a Story alleging the minister of being placed on Terror watch-list for alleged ties with Boko Haram.
Pantami said other major publishers of the content will meet his lawyers in court for the defamation of his character.
The Minister in his defence said “lectures against the doctrines and all other evil people have been available for over 15 years, including debates that endangered my life against many criminals in Nigeria. If you can’t understand Hausa, get an objective Hausa speaker to translate for you objectively.”
Pantami added that there was no going back on the issue of NIN-SIM verification to fight insecurity.
According to him,
“the priority of GOVERNMENT based on the provision of our constitution 1999 (as amended) Section 14(2)b is SECURITY, not just economy.”
Pantami added that no amount of intimation will stop him from implementing the good policies of President Muhammadu Buhari, on security.
The Minister while stating that criminals are already feeling the heat, urged citizens who are yet to link their NINs to their SIMs to do so fast before next action is taken.
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