By Vincent Ujumadu
Solely 5 out of 16 political events presenting candidates for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State have paid the obligatory N50 million imposed on them by the Anambra State Signage and Promoting Company, ANSAA, in line with the Managing Director of the organisation, Mr Tony Ujubuonu.
The 5 events that paid have been Younger Progressives Social gathering (YPP), which paid on June 24, 2025; African Democratic Congress (ADC) – June 26, 2025; Labour Social gathering (LP) – June 27, 2025; Motion Alliance (AA) – June 27, 2025 and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) – July 2, 2025
The company had on June 11, 2025, unveiled the official out-of-home promoting pointers, together with the stipulated marketing campaign charge, which he stated have been designed to make sure orderliness, equity, and aesthetic accountability all through the electioneering interval.
Ujubuonu acknowledged that a few of the political events have opted for different marketing campaign platforms reminiscent of social media, Radio, or Tv to keep away from breaching the established laws.
He stated that the strategy by the affected political events is appropriate to the company, supplied it doesn’t violate the out-of-home promoting legal guidelines in Anambra State.
He, nevertheless, lamented an incident at Nri in Anaocha native authorities space the place some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, allegedly attacked the enforcement group of ANSAA for knocking down the celebration’s billboards in the neighborhood, which is the hometown of the deputy governorship candidate of APC.
Head of the enforcement group, Chika Ngobili, who narrated their expertise at Nri, stated: “On 1st of August, we went on enforcement and at Nri, we noticed some APC marketing campaign supplies on unauthorised billboards even once they haven’t paid their marketing campaign charge. We had no alternative however to legally take away them.
“As we have been doing our work, they descended on us, asking us all method of questions. I informed them that we got here from ANSAA and that the explanation we went for the enforcement was as a result of APC has not paid the signage charge.
“The cops current supported them and even stated that each celebration has the proper to mount their billboards in any a part of the state.” unmolested. I informed them that the explanation we have been finishing up the enforcement was that they’d not paid for his or her marketing campaign allow.
“In addition they collected our telephones, beat us up, and tried to gather the automotive key from us, which I refused. They threatened to burn us and the car down. To avoid wasting our lives, we had no alternative however to hold again the marketing campaign supplies, in order that we are able to stay.”
Reacting additional on the incident, Ujubuonu added: “APC is a extremely revered political celebration that has given our nation a extremely revered president who’s each progressive and law-abiding.
“We’re stunned that in Anambra State, the celebration has fallen into the arms of brigands and deviants who assume that civility is a tradition for the weak and decide to make use of violence and disrespect for the legislation in finishing up their politicking.”
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