The campaign billboards of two Nigerian presidential candidates in Accra, Ghana has been pulled down by the country’s national security agency.
The billboards of the ruling PDP presidential candidate, President Jonathan and that of opposition APC, Gen Muhammadu Buhari was pulled down due to fears of Boko Haram attacking Ghana if the country is drawn into Nigeria’s politics.
According to GhanaWeb, the decision to pull down the billboards, was taken following an order by the National Security.
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.”
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