With the 2015 presidential elections now concluded and the country preparing for the inauguration of a new administration on 29th May, President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered that his campaign billboards and posters should be removed and properly disposed.
The out-going president gave the order on Thursday.
According to a press release to that effect issued by the Reuben Abati, the president’s spolesman, the main reason behind the move is the president’s respect for the environment.
“President Goodluck Jonathan believes that it is appropriate that steps be taken to restore the environment in Nigerian cities, towns and villages to their pre-elections campaign state,” Abati said in the statement.
“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.”
However, the president applauded all individuals and organisations who made sincere contributions and worked with immense dedication for the Jonathan/ Sambo Campaign.
He thanked all his supporters and other Nigerians for the disciplined, patriotic and democratic manner in which they comported themselves before, during and after the elections.
Jonathan also urged Nigerians to put the recent political campaigns behind them and join hands with the incoming administration in working for a more united, peaceful and stable Nigeria.
