by Kolapo Olapoju

President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered that the Jonathan/Sambo campaign billboards, banners and posters used for the March 28th election, be removed with immediate effect.

The President communicated this development on Thursday, April 23, in a statement signed by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity.

The statement reads in part: “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 President thanks all individuals and organisations who made sincere contributions and worked with immense dedication for the Jonathan/ Sambo Campaign.”

“He applauds his supporters and other Nigerians for the disciplined, patriotic and democratic manner in which they comported themselves before, during and after the elections.”