Electric fence protects Tinubu billboard in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
An electric fence installed around a billboard showing President Bola Tinubu and Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago has prompted reactions in Nigeria. Some internet users saw it as protection against vandalism, while others criticised the measure, according to the Daily Post.
An electric fence has been installed around a large billboard showing Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago, according to a video that went viral on the social network X and was reported by the Daily Post. The installation prompted mixed reactions over the protection of political displays from vandalism.
Several users felt that the fence contradicted the function of a billboard intended to address the public. Dare-tomo asked why a billboard needed to be protected from the people it was intended for, while Tosyn accused opposition supporters of attacking campaign displays.
Other internet users interpreted the measure as a sign of declining support for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the ruling party. Abiola Oshodi said that an electric fence around the images of the president and a governor called their legitimacy into question, while Emmanuel felt that a high-performing government should not need exceptional measures to protect its image.
The reactions came after several debates about Bola Tinubu’s popularity, including opposition criticism over the cost-of-living crisis.
