ANSAA Sets ₦50m Permit Fee for Presidential Campaigns in Anambra Ahead of 2027
By Felix Oti, Awka
The Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA) has Sets ₦50m Permit Fee for Presidential Campaigns in Anambra Ahead of 2027
The Algency announced that presidential candidates seeking to campaign in the state through outdoor advertisements and related promotional activities will pay a permit fee of ₦50 million. Senatorial candidates will pay ₦20 million.
ANSAA made the announcement during a press briefing at its headquarters in Awka on Friday. It called on political parties, candidates, support groups, and advertising practitioners to strictly comply with regulations guiding campaign promotions in the state.
The agency commended political parties and aspirants for the peaceful conduct of their internal activities and expressed optimism that maturity and civility would be sustained throughout the electioneering period.
ANSAA said the briefing was necessary ahead of the anticipated lifting of the ban on political campaigns by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The guidelines are designed to ensure a peaceful, safe, orderly, and professionally regulated campaign environment across Anambra.
The agency, established in 2010 by the Anambra State Government, regulates outdoor advertising structures, controls signage, protects public infrastructure, maintains environmental aesthetics, and generates lawful revenue.
The permits cover posters, branded vehicles, banners, public address systems, fliers, buntings, campaign booths, rallies, T-shirts, caps, street storms, and other campaign materials in approved locations.
ANSAA stressed that all campaign materials for outdoor display must be vetted and approved by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) before deployment.
The agency warned against indiscriminate erection of billboards by parties or support groups. Only duly registered advertising practitioners recognized by ARCON and authorized by ANSAA can handle such structures.
It also cautioned politicians and supporters against defacing, destroying, or removing opponents’ campaign materials, describing it as unlawful. Indiscriminate pasting of posters on public buildings, bridges, flyovers, drainage channels, road signs, schools, hospitals, and other restricted facilities is prohibited.
