The Enugu State Government has warned that it would no longer tolerate the defacing of outdoor surfaces and spaces with posters,
The General Manager of the State Structures for Signages and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA), Frank Aninwike, disclosed this in a statement to announce ban on indiscriminate pasting of posters on any outdoor surface or space without approval.
Aninwike said it is now unlawful to paste or display posters on any outdoor surface or space in the state without first obtaining written approval from the agency, warning that defaulters would face a fine of up to N50 million.
“This is to inform all the political parties, churches, schools, printers, advertisers, marketers, producers and the general public that henceforth, no person or entity should paste or display any poster on public or private structures without permission from the agency.
“Nobody is allowed to paste posters on buildings, walls, highways or any outdoor surface or space within Enugu State without first obtaining the written approval from ENSSAA,” he said.
According to the General Manager, failure to comply with the directive amounts to a violation of Section 4(1,g), Section 33, and Section 34(4,9) of the ENSSAA Law, 2016.
He said the law empowered the Agency to control the posting and display of posters on outdoor surfaces and spaces, and to make regulations on the subject matter of the notice.
“Please note that pasting or displaying of poster without first obtaining the written approval of ENSSAA shall attract a fine of up to N50 million only.
“We, therefore, urge all concerned to kindly comply with this directive as ENSSAA will no longer tolerate the defacing of outdoor surfaces and spaces,” Aninwike warned.
