LASAA orders TAN to remove Jonathan ‘s posters

 January 22, 2015 

Written by Miriam Ekene-Okoro

The Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASAA) has ordered the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) and its affiliates to remove illegally deployed campaign adverts of President Goodluck Jonathan in the state.LASAA’s Managing Director George Noah told reporters yesterday in Lagos that two outdoor agencies had their contracts worth N350 million terminated due to the flagrant act by supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Noah named the two agencies as Touch Point Nigeria Limited and Clearedge Limited, adding that two advertisers- a Chinese Telecoms Firm and Globacom- have terminated their contracts with the outdoor companies, following the parallel and illegal deployment of the President’s campaign advert.He said the agency was constrained by the developments in the electioneering campaign “to bring to the fore impunity and illegality that pose immeasurable and long term damage to those who erect, operate and maintain billboards in the state”.Noah said as a regulatory body, LASAA was willing to give approval to any party that applied to use any of the authorised places, adding that rather than follow due process, PDP and its supporters engage in unlawful acts of destroying other existing adverts paid for on the streets poles to paste that of President Jonathan and other candidates.Noah stressed that the development was capable of destroying the outdoor industry, particularly at this time of severe competition from TV, radio and social media.“This illegal and brazen act by agents of the PDP is unjust, inconsiderate and unacceptable,” Noah said, stressing that if not checked it could lead to the lay off of workers and loss of revenues by stakeholders in the sector.Noah said the PDP had deployed policemen in areas where this illegality was going on, adding that the agencies would remove such campaign materials in line with the enabling law setting up LASAA.He said the fact that the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) was also putting ‘X’ signs on the campaign materials further confirmed that the advert materials were deployed without complying with the regulatory standard.“What they have done now is to withdraw policemen who help us do our job, and using the same police to deploy the campaign materials in unauthorised locations”.“They are coming to Lagos to disrupt the outdoor business worth about N50billion and which employs about 100,000 people. They have transferred all sorts of people to Lagos State to do their dirty jobs. It is one illegality gone too far.”

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LASAA cannot do anything, I walked along Awolowo way in ikeja and I saw only the posster of APC while PDP posters have been defaced or taken down. We are not fools but LASAA will remain a toothless dog that can't bite again.

Lasaa will remove it and nothing you and your coward president will do afterall pdp isn't exist in lagos

see plenty explanations!
very clueless, pdp removed while apc remains?!
now we see your aim, bloody politician!


you only want to be popular more than the certificate of Buhari

BIG MUMU A.k.a johnmartus:
Lasaa will remove it and nothing you and your coward president will do after all pdp isn't exist in lagos

for you to insult the President i tagg you and your party '' bunch of insultive miscreants'' we the true Nigerians do not want people like you because you already disqualify yourself buy showing your inward attitude in public.

As much as am concerned,. we do not have any better option yet. and if no better option is provided, i still stick to the present option.

The president insults himself just by opening his mouth. But only until February 14 when he will learn humility

If advertising space has been booked LASAA cannot have another party tearing down ads that have been paid FOR, and replacing them. If the pdp was late in booking space that is their problem, not LASAA.

#change
#GMB
#APC

GEJ till 2019

GEJ wil win, GOD is not a man that he should lie or the son of man that he should repent. He has spoken so shall it be. Nothing can change the word of GOD, when he says yes no body can say no.