The candidate of the Africa Democratic Alliance (ADC) for the Anambra governorship election, Mr John Nwosu, has paid the N50 million marketing campaign levy imposed by the Anambra State Signage and Promoting Company (ANSAA).
Nwosu in an announcement made accessible to journalists on Thursday, revealed that he had paid the N50 million required to allow him marketing campaign for the governorship election and likewise model his automobiles and show different insignia.
He stated: “In compliance and furtherance of the rule of regulation, right now the John Nwosu Marketing campaign Organisation and the Africa Democratic Celebration (ADC) paid in full the assessed necessary Fifty Million Naira (Fifty Million Naira), required of governorship candidates and events to allow them show political marketing campaign ads and supplies in Anambra State.”
Nwosu, nevertheless, frowned on the marketing campaign levy, noting that it confers benefit on the incumbent.
He additionally alleged that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has not paid the levy.
“The political marketing campaign commercial levy, even with the very best of intentions, doesn’t avail candidates a stage taking part in subject. It is usually meant to abridge free speech by government fiat.
“If by God’s grace I turn out to be the governor, such prohibitive legal guidelines can be amended with a view to having honest electoral practices, stage taking part in subject and political area that doesn’t confer undue benefit to the incumbent governor or workplace holder.
“It’s noteworthy that the governorship candidate of APGA, Prof Charles Soludo and his working mate who characterize the ruling celebration within the state that’s implementing the regulation, has not deemed it match to adjust to their very own legal guidelines.
“That is absolutely, a failure to steer by instance on one hand, and a bent to make Anambra State IGR era punitive however.”
Nwosu stated his group was welcomed by the CEO and different representatives of Anambra State Signage and Promoting Company (ANSAA), the place he submitted the proof of cost.
He stated the cost was acknowledged by the officers, and a certificates issued to him.
Nwosu is the second candidate within the forthcoming governorship election to adjust to the order. The primary was the candidate of the Younger Progressives Celebration (YPP), Sir Paul Chukwuma.
