Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) and the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Gombe State chapter, have congratulated the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami on his promotion to the rank of Professor of Cybersecurity.
Pantami was among seven Readers (Associate Professors) promoted to Professors by the Governing Council of Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) at its 186th meeting held on Friday, August 20, 2021.
The congratulatory message was contained in separate statements signed by the Christian body’s Secretary, Snr. Apstl. John Adedigba and Chairman JIBWIS Council of Ulamaa Gombe State, Sheikh Hamza Adam Abdulhamid on September 6 and 7, 2021, respectively.
Apostle Adedigba said, “On behalf of the Christian Community in Gombe State, we happily rejoice and congratulate our own son and brother Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, FNCS, FBCS, FIIM, MCPN, Honourable Minister of Communication and Digital Economy on your promotion to the rank of Professor of Cyber Security and your two years in office.
“We join you, your family, Gombe State and Nigeria at large to celebrate this promotion, we are proud of you as a son of Gombe State and we pray that it will be useful to Nigerians and humanity at large,” he added.
Apostle Adedigba said the Christian body is not unaware of Prof. Pantami’s great achievements as the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy.
He mentioned some of the few developments, including, “the over one thousand completed projects and almost 400 ongoing project in Nigeria under your supervision within two years with the support of President Muhammadu Buhari. Indeed you have made us proud as a son, we pray as a Church that God will use you to achieve many more and you will finish well in Jesus name, Amen.”
On his part, Sheikh Hamzah of Izala said, “the service you selflessly rendered in various universities, ministries and agencies gives you a reputation in civil service that makes you worthy of this achievement or even something higher in the world.
“The organization prays to Almighty Allah (SWT) to give you wisdom to spearhead the affairs of the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, the country and globally tirelessly and in a way that will be worthy of emulation by other nations.
“May Allah (SWT) guide and protect you from all odds that may overcome your way in squaring this sanctified duty you are burdened with as you have been doing in all the ministries. May Allah in his infinite mercy bless your Professorship and make it the footpath to Jannatil Firdousi. Amin”, he added.
Prof. Pantami is billed for the Muslim News Nigeria‘s 3rd anniversary lecture this Saturday, where he is expected to chair the occasion and received the prestigious award of the 2020 NIgerian Muslim Personality of the Year, which he won earlier this year.
