Awka, March 28, 2017 Mr Jude Emecheta, the Managing Director of Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA) has urged aspirants in November 2017 gubernatorial polls to pay the N9 million fee for posters.

Emecheta told the Newsmen in an interview on Tuesday in Awka that payment of the fee was sacrosanct, as it would be used to clean-up the environment which would be littered with posters after the election.

“`The N9 million fee on each political party aspirants for Nov. 18 governorship election in the state for poster pasting and bill board erection in public places will be used to clean-up and repaint the city after election.

“The agency will ensure that posters and other campaign materials did not deface strategic locations in the state and advised that election materials are pasted rightly to avoid defacing the state.

“No election posters are permitted to be pasted on public building, traffic lights, poles and round-about. Politicians should direct their aides to paste their campaign materials at the approved backing boards to avoid prosecution.

“The aim of the imposed fee is not to witch-hunt any political party aspirant but simply to ensure that things are done well and in a manner that befits modern political environment,’’ he said.

reports that Emecheta had in February said that any political party aspirant for Anambra governorship election must pay a fee of N9 million, N3 million each for the three senatorial zones, before their posters or bill boards would be allowed to stand in the state.

He said that any political party aspirants who failed to comply with the directive would have his/her bill board or posters removed and would face wrath of the law.

reports that this imposed fee order had continued to attract negative comments from political parties and stakeholders with most of them describing the fee as “illegal and outrageous’’.



Mr Emeka Ibe, Anambra State Chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), said the fee was exploitative, outrageous and would be resisted in the court of law.

Mr Mattias Emeke, the State Chairman of Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA), said that the agency was afraid of their boss losing the seat come Nov. 18, and thinks that intimidation would be a tool to deter aspirants.

“We can assure the agency that we will reject the order because it is unconstitutional and was aimed at edging people out of the race,’’ he said.

Mrs Angelina Okoye a politician said that the order was uncalled for and urged the agency not to pollute the polity with unnecessary levy.

She said that fair playing ground should be given to all political parties in the state and advise that the agency should shun any act that may cause chaos, during or before the election.

Mr Mike Igweilo, said that the policy was wrong and would be challenged at the appropriate time and advised the state government to review it.

Mrs Chieso Okeke, a politician said that the fee was on the high side for female politicians noting that it would discourage women in politics.

Mr Ikem Chiadikaobi said that the agency had shown that the state government had intentions to use its machinery to suppress other contenders in the forthcoming polls.

He said that government should scrap it totally if they are assure it is not their plan to edge other contenders out of the race.

However the State’s Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Noberth Obi said that the state government has good intentions in coming up with the policy, as it was part of government’s drive to generate money for the development of the state.

He said that APC candidates were willing to pay the fee because advertisements helps in projecting people in politics.

Chief Godson Ezenagu, APC stakeholder applauded the government for the initiative, noting that it would deter those who are not serious contenders from littering the environment with their posters and bills.
Source>>>http://www.newsflashngr.com/2017/03/30/anambra-guber-poll-ansaa-n9m-poster-fee-clean-environment-election/

9 million what! Sieving out boys from men!