ENUGU GOVT BANS UNLAWFUL PASTING OF POSTERS, OFFENDERS TO PAY N50M FINE

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ENUGU GOVT BANS UNLAWFUL PASTING OF POSTERS, OFFENDERS TO PAY ₦‎50M FINE

The Enugu State government has announced a ban on the unlawful pasting of posters on outdoor surfaces and spaces within the state.

According to a statement issued by the Enugu State Structures for Signages and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA), prior approval is now mandatory for posting or displaying posters in public or private areas.

“This is to inform all that henceforth, no person or entity should post or display any poster without first obtaining the written approval of ENSSAA,” the statement reads.

Failure to comply with this directive will attract a fine of up to N50million.

The statement signed by Frank Aninwike, General Manager of ENSSAA, emphasised that the agency would no longer tolerate the defacing of outdoor surfaces and spaces.

According to him, the ban is empowered by the ENSSAA Law, 2016, which regulates the posting and display of posters on outdoor surfaces and spaces.

The statement partly read, “This is to inform all the political parties, churches, schools, printers, advertisers, marketers, producers and the general public that henceforth, no person or entity should post or display any poster on public or private structures, buildings, walls, highways or any outdoor surface or space within Enugu State without first obtaining the written approval of Enugu State Structures for Signages and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA).

“Failure to comply with this directive amounts to a violation of Section 4(1,g), Section 33, and Section 34(4,9) of the ENSSAA Law, 2016, which empowers the Agency to control the posting and display of posters on outdoor surfaces and spaces, and to make regulations on the subject matter of this notice.

“Please note that pasting or displaying of poster without first obtaining the written approval of ENSSAA shall attract a fine of up to Fifty Million Naira (N50,000,000) only.

“We therefore urge all concerned to kindly comply with this directive as ENSSAA will no longer tolerate the defacing of outdoor surfaces and spaces,” it added.

About Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.

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