Jonathan’s 2015 campaign posters flood Port Harcourt again

Few months after outrage greeted the display of pro-President Goodluck Jonathan 2015 campaign posters in Abuja, a group of campaigners have again flooded the streets of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital with the President’s posters. The posters are canvassing supports for Jonathan to seek a second term in 2015.

The posters, which were sponsored by a little known group, Voter 2 Voter, bear a bold picture of the President, with the inscription “Our Dependable Choice, 2015.”

The appearance of the campaign posters sparked controversy amongst youth in Rivers State, asking for the removal of Governor Rotimi Amaechi from office. The youth were believed to have pasted the posters.

Thousands of anti-Amaechi protesters, under the auspices of Rivers People’s Assembly, RPA, stormed the Mile 1 fly over parks as they came from different locations to cloud the Isaac Boro Park, where they first converged.

Chief Nduka Emeka, who led one of the RPA protest groups, said they were determined to ensure that the governor provide answers to the ownership of the state’s grounded jet, which he said was the reason for RPA’s annoyance.

Nduka said: “We want Amaechi to step-down. Odili left two planes for him, today Rivers State does not have any aircraft. Even the controversial one he bought, we don’t know who the true owner is.”

Ironically, some of the protesters sporting Amaechi Must Go T-shirts, told newsmen that they had no idea why they were protesting.

One of them, Frank Mbonu, said, “My friend invited me, gave me the T-shirt and some cash to join them. He told me it was his master, who was coordinating the runs.”

The protesters later marched to the Rivers State Government House, from Isaac Boro Park with police on guard.

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@bolded, serious gaffe by the protest "organisers". I pity my people and country. Indeed, poverty is not only a disease but an affliction.

When I saw the pictures of the "protest" on Nairaland, I knew most of the people in the crowd were "jobmen."

99 percent of organized protests in nigeria are sponsored by a politician or interest group. Nigerians are not the protesting type.

J12: 99 percent of organized protests in nigeria are sponsored by a politician or interest group. Nigerians are not the protesting type.

June 12 and fuel subsidy protests are notable exceptions.

Lets assume these people get their way and Amaechi is impeached, jailed, molested in jail and even killed NOW!

Let us ALSO assume Jonathan "forces" a win in 2015!

BUT then in 2019 (or will he be there forever?), someone organizes protesters requiring his administration be probed and he be jailed?

What is wrong that people, who whether by dint of hard-work or accidents, find themselves in positions of honor, CANNOT use their heads and realize that life itself, talk-less power, is transient and that the only thing that is certain is change!

Keep on sponsoring, scattering and aiding confusion - those who live by the sword WILL die by the sword

maclatunji:

June 12 and fuel subsidy protests are notable exceptions.

Of course. Nigerians only protest when they've been pushed to the limit, anything else won't stand.

maclatunji:

June 12 and fuel subsidy protests are notable exceptions.

I think this is exactly the problem. How do we know which one is an ecxception and which one isn't?

Afam4eva:
I think this is exactly the problem. How do we know which one is an ecxception and which one isn't?

J12:

Of course. Nigerians only protest when they've been pushed to the limit, anything else won't stand.

@Afam, let me give you a tip. You will know it is not real when the protesters are smiling and probably dancing too. Genuine protests are sparked by anger and I do not believe angry people smile very much unless they are planning sinister, cold-blooded revenge.

The late Gani Fawehinmi was a genuine protester, you could see the passion ebbing from his soul.

The Protesters are as dull as Oga GEJ...

SMH