2027: Abia govt imposes N200m, N150m charges on presidential, guber candidates

Abia State Structure for Signage and Advertising Agency, ABSSAA, has placed 2 100 cardinal naira (N200m) fees connected each 2027 statesmanlike candidates who privation to show their governmental run structures successful Abia State advertisement space.

DAILY POST reports that immoderate states had earlier imposed akin fees, with absorption parties raising concerns.

In Abia, governorship candidates of each governmental parties successful the State are to wage 1 100 and 50 cardinal naira (N150m) to the ABSSAA arsenic run fees.

The argumentation was unveiled connected Wednesday successful Aba by the Director of Strategy and Innovation of ABSSAA, Ndubuisi Nwogwugwu during its 2026 stakeholders engagement forum.

Nwogwugwu besides announced that senatorial candidates are to wage 1 100 cardinal naira, House of Representatives candidates are to wage 50 cardinal naira, portion those contesting for State House of Assembly seats are to wage 20 cardinal naira.

The bureau said the outgo would screen the run and predetermination periods.

It, however, said that a House of Assembly campaigner who could not wage the approved fee, could tally a associated run billboard wherever his representation tin beryllium placed nether the governorship campaigner of his ain governmental party.

The bureau besides vowed to dismantle oregon revoke immoderate run billboard that spell con...