Isa Ali Pantami’s story is truly a great lesson and example for all of us. A respected Islamic scholar with countless old lectures criticizing politicians, condemning politics, and discouraging scholars from accepting political appointments, yet later became DG of NITDA and Minister of Communications.
The same man who once prayed and cried for the downfall of PDP and Jonathan has today become a politician himself. After losing out in APC, the same PDP he once insulted came to his aid with a gubernatorial ticket, and today he contests under the PDP platform and under Goodluck Jonathan.
Indeed, wonders shall never end. May Allah never test our Imaan beyond what we can bear.
This school doesn’t even look like the kind of primary schools we’re used to seeing in Nigeria. These are standards we barely see here, yet he brought it home and funded everything entirely from his own pocket.
I remember him showing me the progress videos on his phone and I was genuinely amazed, but I still didn’t expect it to turn out this beautiful. Then again, knowing Dan Bello, I knew anything he puts his hands into would definitely be exceptional.
This is truly inspiring and I pray Allah continues to bless him with the strength, resources and ability to do even more. Rewards like this go beyond this world. May Allah reward him abundantly.