Ghana Pulls Down Jonathan, Buhari Billboards

This 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.