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Enugu Government Sets N150m Campaign Advertising Fee for 2026–2027 Elections
Enugu State sets N150 million advertising permit fee for political parties and candidates ahead of 2026 and 2027 elections, covering banners, rallies, branded vehicles, and other visual materials
The Enugu State Structures for Signage and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA) has mandated a N150 million advertising permit fee for all political parties and candidates participating in the 2026 and 2027 local, state, and federal elections.
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The announcement was made by ENSSAA General Manager, Francis Aninwike, during a management meeting at the agency’s headquarters, according to a statement from the media office of Governor Peter Mbah.
The directive, themed “Outdoor Promotion and Visual Campaign Guidelines for 2026 and 2027 General Elections,” aligns with ENSSAA’s statutory responsibility to regulate outdoor advertising across the state’s 17 local government areas.
The N150 million permit allows political parties and candidates to deploy campaign materials and conduct visual promotions throughout both urban and rural areas of Enugu State. Covered activities include:
- Rallies and public gatherings
- Banners, buntings, and handbills
- Branded vehicles, T-shirts, and caps
- Any other form of street campaign or outdoor promotion
Aninwike emphasized that all political parties and candidates must obtain a campaign permit from ENSSAA before erecting billboards or deploying any promotional materials, stating that the fee is payable directly to the Enugu State Government account.
“No individual, political party, or support group is permitted to erect billboards or advertisement structures in any part of Enugu State without going through licensed ARCON practitioners as permitted by ENSSAA,” Aninwike said.
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The move is aimed at ensuring orderly, regulated, and uniform campaign advertising across the state ahead of the 2026 and 2027 elections.
Lagos APC aspirants dismiss claims linking Speaker Obasa to protests, calling the allegations mischievous and urging party unity
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has warned against the use of his name to fuel protests or rallies in the aftermath of the House of Assembly primaries. He also frowned upon attempts to link him and scapegoat him for the wave of protests across the state.
On Tuesday, June 9, party members from different local governments, including Badagry, Mushin, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Somolu, Ajeromi, and Oshodi, among others, staged a protest at the APC Secretariat on ACME Road, Ikeja, accusing party leaders of manipulating the outcome of the primaries and demanding transparency.
This was the culmination of several protests that had swept through the state since the Lagos chapter of the party released a list of candidates purported to have won their primary elections.
Consequently, a slew of WhatsApp messages had circulated claiming that Speaker Obasa devoted N2 billion to organise the protests.
In his reaction, Speaker Obasa said, “It is foolhardy, malicious, misleading, and baseless for anybody to assume or imply that I will import or mobilise protesters from different local governments to the secretariat. To achieve what exactly?
“I am not a candidate in the disputed election, so why and how will I devote such an amount of money to organising protests?”
Further, he said, “I am a peace-loving party man, and I abhor the use of my name and office for any form of illegality or to sow division within the party.”
Speaker Obasa reaffirmed, “My steadfast commitment remains the unity, peace, and progress of our great party and the people of Lagos State.”
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