Lagos Govt denies increasing billboard permit fees to N700m

The Lagos State Government has refuted reports claiming that it raised billboard licence charges to N700 million, describing the allegation arsenic misleading and politically driven.

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, dismissed the assertion successful a connection connected Sunday, maintaining that the authorities authorities neither owns nor manages billboards crossed Lagos.

Reacting to a societal media station alleging the increase, Omotoso accused those down the study of attempting to discredit the government.

“This is simply a lie; a portion of fake quality meant to tarnish the representation of the authorities by mischievous politicians and their societal media bullies. They should beryllium ignored and allowed to aquatics successful their ignorance,” helium said.

He explained that billboard facilities belonged to backstage advertizing companies, noting that the highest-priced advertizing operation costs astir N10 cardinal per month.

According to him, the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency, LASAA, is liable for regulating the assemblage and does not ain oregon run billboards oregon hole the commercialized rates charged by their operators.

Omotoso further said the authorities remained committed to ensuring a level playing tract for governmental parties and candidates, portion urging advertisers to observe existing regulations.

In a abstracted statement, LASAA clarified that each billboard advertisements, includi...