Following the appearance of #BringBackGoodluck2015 campaign banners and billboard in parts of Abuja, FCT, and the subsequent backlash and criticism of the President by Nigerians across board, his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, has released a statement condemning the billboard and distancing the presidency from the campaign.

A Pro-GEJ group called ‘Goodluck Initiative For Transformation’ reportedly put it together, imitating the #BringBackOurGirls, a hashtag developed to create awareness for the Chibok girls.

The Presidency has now given a directive that the banners should be brought down immediately.

Read below, the full statement released by Reuben Abati.

[b]President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has directed that the #Bring Back Jonathan 2015 signs and banners around Abuja which he and many Nigerians find offensive and repugnant be brought down immediately.

President Jonathan wholly shares the widely expressed view that the signs which were put up without his knowledge or approval are a highly insensitive parody of the #Bring Back Our Girls hash tag.

While President Jonathan appreciates the enthusiastic show of support for his administration by a broad range of stakeholders, he condemns the #Bring Back Jonathan 2015 signs which appear to make light of the very serious national and global concern for the abducted Chibok girls.
The President assures all Nigerians and the international community that his administration remains fully engaged with efforts to rescue the abducted girls and that he will not knowingly promote any actions that will fly in the face of the seriousness of their plight and the anguish of their families.

Reuben Abati
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
September 10, 2014[/b]

Abati: President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has directed that the #Bring Back Jonathan 2015 signs and banners around Abuja which he and many Nigerians find offensive and repugnant be brought down immediately.
President Jonathan wholly shares the widely expressed view that the signs which were put up without his knowledge or approval are a highly insensitive parody of the #Bring Back Our Girls hash tag.
The President assures all Nigerians and the international community that his administration remains fully engaged with efforts to rescue the abducted girls and that he will not knowingly promote any actions that will fly in the face of the seriousness of their plight and the anguish of their families.

VANGUARD: The presidency, Friday, launched the #BringBackJonathanIn2015 campaign, aimed at sensitizing the electorates to return President Goodluck Jonathan to Aso Rock in 2015.

The outspoken Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe (@doyinokupe) started the campaign via his twitter handle, which boast of over 16, 000 followers.

Presidency launches #BringBackJonathanIn2015 campaign

on August 22, 2014 / in News 9:55 pm / Comments

By Abiodun Alade, @biodunpen

The presidency, Friday, launched the #BringBackJonathanIn2015 campaign, aimed at sensitizing the electorates to return President Goodluck Jonathan to Aso Rock in 2015.

The outspoken Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe (@doyinokupe) started the campaign via his twitter handle, which boast of over 16, 000 followers.

Okupe tweets read, “For outstanding, exemplary&unprecedented perfomance as in delivery of dividends of democracy #BringBackJonathanIn2015… for continuity”, while the other state, “#BringBackJonathanIn2015…4continuity #BringBackJonathanIn2015….4continuity #BringBackJonathanIn2015…4continuity”.



Some of his followers such as Kelvin Gbenga @KelvinGbenga and AL-AWWAL @ithsmy supported the campaign by tweeting the following
Kelvin Gbenga @KelvinGbenga
@doyinokupe It is a sure victory for President Goodluck Jonathan come 2015. APC has no credible and sellable candidates!
AL-AWWAL @ithsmy
@doyinokupe no doubt about that….#GEJTILL2019

However, the original tweets by Okupe, has had less than forty retweets in five hours.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/presidency-launches-bringbackjonathanin2015-campaign/#sthash.YZ1CHW1k.dpuf

empexy:

President Jonathan wholly shares the widely expressed view that the signs which were put up without his knowledge or approval are a highly insensitive parody of the #Bring Back Our Girls hash tag.


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While President Jonathan appreciates the enthusiastic show of support for his administration by a broad range of stakeholders, he condemns the #Bring Back Jonathan 2015 signs which appear to make light of the very serious national and global concern for the abducted Chibok girls.

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And I believe we all know that the guy with the handle above Doyin Okupe works fully under Jona's Administration as a Senior Special Adviser to Mr President

idupaul: Presidency has thrown one the 8000 groups its funding under the bus just to save face

idupaul: Presidency has thrown one the 8000 groups its funding under the bus just to save face