The governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and the state chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Agemo and the party’s senator representing Ogun Central at the National Assembly, Gbenga Obadara on Wednesday clashed over the alleged removal of the billboards belonging to the party by the Ogun State Signages and Advertising Agency.

The billboards belonging to the party erected at different strategic points in the state on Sunday were pulled down on Tuesday by men from the agency.

Our correspondent gathered that one of the billboards erected at Sagamu end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, was removed.

Another one in Pakoto area of Sango-Ota also suffered the same fate.

In a swift reaction, the state chairman of SDP frowned at the removal and described it as ‘politically motivated.’

He said the outdoor agency which they gave the contract must have paid the necessary fees before erecting the billboards, and he faulted the removal.

Agemo who spoke with journalists at the Sagamu interchange site of the billboard said the party would investigate the matter.

“The Billboards were mounted on Sunday. We know that we have paid the contractors who might have paid for the signage and so, it’s surprising yesterday to find out that the billboards have been removed. This is unfortunate and we think seriously that it must have been politically motivated because at least there must be about seven days grace for whoever mounts such a thing to go and pay for signage. So, that is the thinking of the party.”

Obadara also said the state governor and his agents have started  unleashing terror on the people ahead of 2015 elections.

However, the commissioner of information and strategy, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, and the General Manager, OGSAA, Mr. Akinlabi Bamidele, said the agency who erected the billboards had breached some rules by the failure to pay the stipulated fee within a time frame.

He also faulted the claim that the action was politically motivated, adding that  the agency had informed all outdoor advertising agencies on the new billing system since July that the old policy of seven days grace for payment had been cancelled.

It would be recalled that many loyalists of Chief Olusegun Osoba had recently defected to the SDP.


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Apc and their bitter politics

Is Oshoba going senile or what?, billboard adverts are not freebies neither are they cheap, Oshoba and his crew should pay up and stop whinning.

Typical of the APC and their bitter ways of playing politics. What do you think will be the reactions of the cyber roaches if PDP should try such to them?

Ogun state will be a yardstick on how APC will deal with opposition if they win the presidency. Tufiakwa aluu