Despite dissociating President Goodluck Jonathan from the 2015 campaign posters, littering the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Presidency has stated that it would not give orders for the posters to be removed.
Rather, the presidency has stated
that regulatory bodies responsible for the control of campaigns and
advertisement will be left to do their job.
This was made known by the Special
Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, who stated
that it is not the place of the President to give orders for the removal of the
posters.
Speaking to Channels Television on
the criticisms that the President should order the removal of the posters if
they are actually a distraction, Dr Abati explained that those whose job it is
to ensure that there is order in society should be allowed to carry out the
necessary investigations on the matter and make sure that it does not pose any
threat to public law and order.
Campaign posters announcing
President Goodluck Jonathan’s readiness to contest the 2015 presidential
election were on Wednesday pasted across major spots in Abuja, the nation’s
capital.
The presidency later in the day,
dissociated itself from the campaign posters, saying “those who are behind it
are not acting as the president’s agents.”
The presidential spokesperson on
Thursday, reiterated that the President has not launched any campaign and is
not behind the posters that adorn the streets in Abuja.
The all-glossy posters, which were
strategically pasted in some areas of the FCT, were posted courtesy of the
South-South People’s Action Group.
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