Ahead of the 2023 general elections, reports have emerged in the media that presidential candidates are to pay N10 million to erect billboards or paste posters in Kogi State.
This is following the passage of the Kogi
State Signage Agency Establishment Bill into law by the House of Assembly.
The bill sought the establishment of a
signage agency to carry out regulatory activities over outdoor advertising.
It will be recalled that the Anambra State
government, through its Signage and Advertising Agency, had started the
practice when it announced that presidential candidates and other political
candidates will have to pay fees ranging from N10 million to N1 million before
they could be allowed to paste or mount posters.
The bill stipulated that candidates vying
for the governorship position in the state have to pay N5 million while
senatorial and House of Representatives candidates will pay N2 million and N1
million respectively.
Meanwhile, individuals seeking House of
Assembly and council chairmanship seats will pay N500,000 as levies to
advertise their posters.