News: Ghanaians Pull Down Jonathan, Buhari Billboards In Accra

The campaign billboards of two Nigerian presidential
candidates erected in Ghana’s capital, Accra have been
pulled down following an order by the country’s (Ghana)
national security agency.
The billboards of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party
featuring President Goodluck Jonathan, as well as those of
the main opposition All Progressives Congress of
Muhammadu Buhari, located on Accra roads, were pulled
down over the weekend by the Accra Metropolitan
Assembly.
The decision to pull down the billboards was said to have
come amid fears by some Ghanaians that their country
could be drawn indirectly into the politics of Nigeria, with
security implications, especially with the Boko Haram
terrorists wreaking havoc in Nigeria.
Following the order by the National Security, according to
GhanaWeb, a security expert at the Kofi Annan International
Peacekeeping Training Centre, Dr. Kwesi Annin, had
indicated that Ghana had been saved from a possible attack
by the terrorist group, Boko Haram, by pulling down the
billboards put up in some parts of Accra.
He was quoted to have said that political elite in the country
could have been targeted by Boko Haram if the political
campaign in Ghana was not stopped.
He said, “I think it is critical that the National Security and
Accra Metropolitan Assembly have listened to the concerns
and voices raised by ordinary citizens that these billboards
and some level of active political engagement might pose
potential threat in the future.”
He said the removal of the billboards should not only be
about Boko Haram, but also about whether or not laws
governing the country permit foreign political entities to
campaign in Ghana.
Meanwhile, an international relations expert, Dr. Vladmir
Antwi Danso, said Ghana had been saved from severing
future relations with Nigeria.
He was reported to have explained that if there was the
perception that Ghana was supporting one candidate over
the other, then the relationship between Ghana and Nigeria
after the elections would be marred.
“What if after the elections the scales change, then the
relationship between our country and Nigeria will also have
some hiccups,” Danso said. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS

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