•Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State
The Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA) has reminded candidates of various political parties in the 2027 general elections that they must obtain due permits to engage in out-of-home promotions and visual campaigns in the elections.
Addressing the press in Awka today, the Assistant General Manager of the agency, Engr. Chika Ngobiri said the notice was necessary to ensure a peaceful, orderly, safe and lawful campaign season across the state.
Ngobiri, surrounded by other officials of the agency, reminded that the agency was established in 2010 by the state government for purposes of regulating out-of-home structures and controlling outdoor signage and advertising activities across the state, reports Daily Independent.
In line with its duty the agency approved stipulated signage fees of N50million for presidential candidates, N20million for Senatorial candidates and N5million for House of Representatives candidates.
There are also N1.5 million for House of Assembly candidates, N2.5 million for chairmen for local government elections and N100,000. 00 for councillors.
These permits, Ngobiri said, grant candidates and political parties the right to deploy approved campaign materials and activities.
However, the agency emphasised that campaign materials intended for outdoor display by political parties, candidates, support groups, advertising agencies and advertising practitioners must be vetted and approved by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria before deployment or display.
Secondly, candidates or political parties and support groups are not permitted to erect billboards or advertisement structures unless fully registered and licensed by ARCON and authorised by ANSAA.
Also, political parties and candidates are to shun indiscriminate pasting of posters on public buildings, road signs, bridges, flyovers, drainage channels, public monuments and so on.
The agency hopes that the peaceful atmosphere that obtains in the state currently will be sustained. It said electioneering process should not be seen as a do or die affair.
