The Abia State Government has announced a ₦200 million permit fee for presidential candidates who intend to use billboards, posters and other outdoor advertisements for campaigns in the state.
The fee was unveiled on Wednesday in Aba by the Abia State Structures for Signages and Advertising Agency (ABSSAA) during a stakeholders’ forum themed “Order in Outdoors: Partnership for Safe Campaigns, Sustainable Revenue and A Cleaner Abia.”
According to ABSSAA’s Head of Strategy, Innovation and Design, Ndubuisi Nwaogwugwu, the approved fee schedule also includes ₦150 million for governorship candidates, ₦100 million for senatorial candidates, ₦50 million for House of Representatives candidates and ₦20 million for House of Assembly candidates.
The government said the policy is aimed at regulating outdoor political campaigns, maintaining order and ensuring all parties are given equal access to advertising spaces without discrimination, provided they comply with the guidelines.
However, the Out-of-Home Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN) opposed the rates, describing them as excessive and unsustainable, while the Abia chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) questioned the legal basis for the charges, arguing that Supreme Court rulings assign the collection of such fees to local governments.
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