Imo Guber: Over N54m Campaign Billboard Fee- ADP Candidate, Nwoga Kicks

The Imo State government had through the Imo Signage and Advertisement Agency (IMSAA) emplace the sum of N54 million on opposition parties as advertising and signage displays for governorship campaigns.

The General Manager of the Imo Signage and Advertisement Agency (IMSAA), Chibuzor Umunnakwe, in a letter entitled, ‘Schedule of Rates and Terms for Political Advertising and Ancillary Signage Displays in Imo State for Gubernatorial Campaigns’, notified various political parties participating in the forthcoming governorship election in the State to seek for permit before displaying any signage in the State.

It reads: “Political candidates intent on deploying outdoor/public displays must obtain, fill and submit the IMSAA application for outdoor political campaign advertisement form”.

“A list of proposed billboard sites, including the ones for rental should be indicated in the form or as a separate attached document. If the sites are going to be built by the candidate or supporting parties, these would be treated as temporary structures”.

“On approval of the form content, candidates will make the appropriate fee payments as indicated below, and if IMSAA finds all processes satisfactory, candidates will get a compliance confirmation letter from the agency.”

Umunnakwe said, “Application form fee is pegged at N100,000, while “Gubernatorial Campaign Permit fee N54,000,000. The permit shall be for only for the duration of a political election campaign and will expire thirty days after the election for which the candidate was given the permit.”