Jonathan orders removal of #BringBackJonathan campaign signs
President
Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of the
#BringBackJonathan signs being used by his supporters for his second
term bid.
The
directive contained in a statement by the presidential spokesperson, Dr.
Reuben Abati, followed worldwide condemnation, with the United States
of America’s influential newspaper, Washington Post, describing the use
of the slogan as “galling.”
Like many
Nigerians, the Washington Post in its editorial, noted that the
#BringBackJonathan sign was parodying the #BrinBackOurGirls – the social
media campaign used to nudge the world to the abduction of over 200
schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, by the Boko Haram terrorist group in
April.
The
critics, including the Washington Post, queried the basis for parodying
the the rescue campaign slogan when Jonathan’s administration had failed
to rescue the girls from captivity.
But Abati, in his statement, said the signs were being used without President Jonathan’s knowledge or approval.
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