The Enugu State Government has banned the pasting of posters on any outdoor surface or space in the state without prior approval.

The government, in a statement issued by the Enugu State Structures for Signages and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA) on Thursday stated that it was unlawful to paste or display posters on any outdoor surface or space in the state without first obtaining written approval from the agency.

The statement, signed by the General Manager, Frank Aninwike, stated that the agency would no longer tolerate the defacing of outdoor surfaces and spaces, warning that defaulters would face a fine of up to N50 million (Fifty Million Naira).

The statement reads in parts:

“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 post or display any poster on public or private structures, buildings, walls, highways or any outdoor surface or space within Enugu State without first obtaining the written approval of Enugu State Structures for Signages and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA).

“Failure to comply with this directive amounts to a violation of Section 4(1,g), Section 33, and Section 34(4,9) of the ENSSAA Law, 2016, which empowers the Agency to control the posting and display of posters on outdoor surfaces and spaces, and to make regulations on the subject matter of this notice.

“Please note that pasting or displaying of poster without first obtaining the written approval of ENSSAA shall attract a fine of up to Fifty Million Naira (N50,000,000) 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”, the statement added.