Jonathan orders immediate removal of own campaign bill boards, banners, posters

President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the immediate removal of all his campaign bill boards, banners and posters used during the campaign period.

A statement by the presidential spokesman, Rueben Abati, stated that with the 2015 presidential elections now concluded and the country preparing for the inauguration of a new administration come May 29, it is appropriate that steps be taken to restore the environment in Nigerian cities, towns and villages to their pre-elections campaign state.

“Accordingly, President Jonathan directs that the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation and the various associations that coalesced into the Jonathan/Sambo Support Group immediately begin the process of removing the posters, billboards, banners, signs and other campaign materials in support of his re-election bid which still adorn the landscape in major cities across the country”, the statement reads in part.

Abati said the president thanked all individuals and organisations who made “sincere contributions and worked with immense dedication for the Jonathan/Sambo campaign”.

The president applauded his supporters and other Nigerians for the disciplined, patriotic and democratic manner in which they comported themselves before, during and after the elections.

“Now that the elections are over except for re-runs in few states, President Jonathan urges Nigerians to put the recent political campaigns behind them and join hands with the incoming administration in working for a more united, peaceful, stable and progressive nation”, the statement added.