Anambra gov’t taxes 2023 presidential candidates N10 million each for campaign posters
The Anambra State Government has directed that the presidential candidates for the 2023 elections in the country each pay the sum of N10 million for their campaign posters that would be posted in the state.
The state revealed this in a document signed by the MD/CEO of Anambra Signage and Advertising Agency(ANSAA), Tony Odili Ujubuonu.
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It also said that senatorial candidates are to pay N7 million, while House of Representatives candidates are to pay N5 million. Similarly, those wishing to contest for the state House of Assembly are to pay N1 million.
A total of 15 candidates will be contesting the 2023 election in February next year and they will produce N150 million revenue for the Anambra.
The document reads, “As the campaign for the 2023 general election officially commences next month, September; Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA), in charge of all forms of Advertising in the state wishes to bring some important information to your notice.
“That posting of posters on bridges, road demarcations; street light poles, round-about and public buildings remain prohibited.
“That every campaign material and advert form such as posters, public address systems, banners, fliers, buntings, T-shirts, caps and sundries must be duly approved for after full payment of the requisite fee.
“That every billboard must be displayed through a registered advertising practitioner after the advertising content has been vetted by the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria
(APCON).”
The state said advert rates for a sheet of billboard will cost N100,000; N500,000 for spectacular billboards, and N500,000 for gantry displays.
Irregular shaped billboard will cost 100,000, while N50,000 would be for branded vehicles and N5,000 for Keke rear branding.
The payments, the government said, are to be made to the state’s revenue account before pasting the posters anywhere and warned that politicians who default on the order would face legal prosecution before the election.
