Soludo blows hot again, threatens to remove politicians’ billboards

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State, has threatened to remove all billboards in the state belonging to politicians if they fail to pay tax on them.

Recall that the governor, who before last year’s election claimed he knew where to source funds from across the world, has imposed a number of taxes on Anambra people since his swearing-in.

In the latest press release by the managing director of Anambra State Signage Agency, ANSAA, Mr Tony Ujubuonu, the state government gave two weeks’ notice for all politicians and political parties in the state with billboards to pay up.

Ujubuonu said: “We have given two weeks’ notice to all political parties and their candidates to ensure they have paid for all their campaign billboards or meet the wrath of the agency.

“Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency through a letter dated 14th November, 2022, urged all Out-Of-Home Advertising Practitioners in the State to revalidate and register all their billboards in the State.”

He added that the Agency had directed all billboard owners to provide the information required to register each billboard and pay up for any campaign.

“It has also gotten to the knowledge of the Agency that some political party candidates are erecting billboards on their own ignorantly.

“The Agency wants to state that this is not only wrong but illegal and any such billboard would be brought down without any notice, the structure seized permanently and auctioned.”