The Managing Director, Anambra Signage and Advertisement Agency
(ANSAA), Jude Emecheta, on Thursday said that the agency prosecuted
and won all the 1,800 litigation it instituted in 2017.
Mr. Emecheta, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Awka, said the agency had made a projection of N1 billion
revenue from signage rights and advertisement for 2018.
He listed the suits won by the agency to include the three in
relation to political campaign posters following its regulations to
ensure that Anambra streets were not messed up through
indiscriminate posting of posters.
He described the previous year as a period that tested the
legality of ANSAA’s role in the control and regulation of outdoor
advertisement and welcomed its victories in the court.
“We know that 2017 was an election year because during such a
time, people use all manner of materials to campaign against each
other.
“What we did last year was to give the state clean environment
by providing strong regulation on campaign posters and billboards
and that implies less revenue to the state.
“There were about 1,800 matters that we prosecuted in Onitsha,
Awka and Nnewi districts, but the courts are not awarding as much
penalty as we are asking for in terms of cash.
“These people and businesses felt we did not have the authority
to regulate them; they took us to court and we won them,” he
said.
He decried the attitude of politicians defacing the environment
with posters and billboards.
“There are people who are not really interested in going for any
position, they just had little cash to throw around to cause
nuisance and deface the state.
“We therefore thought it is wise to apply the law to control
that and to a large extent, we succeeded,” he said.
Mr. Emecheta said the agency was targeting between N700,000 and
N1 billion in revenue for the 2018 financial year.
He said presently, Anambra had eight Light Emission Diodes (LED)
display boards where it was expected to make N320 million at
optimal performance.
He said that Governor Willie Obiano’s administration ensured
that Anambra streets remained beautified more than ever through the
support given to ANSAA to operate.
“We hope to do much better this year; it is our projection to
make between N700,000 and N1billion in revenue from signage fees
and rights this year,” he said.
(NAN)
The Managing Director, Anambra Signage and Advertisement Agency
(ANSAA), Jude Emecheta, on Thursday said that the agency prosecuted
and won all the 1,800 litigation it instituted in 2017.
Mr. Emecheta, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Awka, said the agency had made a projection of N1 billion
revenue from signage rights and advertisement for 2018.
He listed the suits won by the agency to include the three in
relation to political campaign posters following its regulations to
ensure that Anambra streets were not messed up through
indiscriminate posting of posters.
He described the previous year as a period that tested the
legality of ANSAA’s role in the control and regulation of outdoor
advertisement and welcomed its victories in the court.
“We know that 2017 was an election year because during such a
time, people use all manner of materials to campaign against each
other.
“What we did last year was to give the state clean environment
by providing strong regulation on campaign posters and billboards
and that implies less revenue to the state.
“There were about 1,800 matters that we prosecuted in Onitsha,
Awka and Nnewi districts, but the courts are not awarding as much
penalty as we are asking for in terms of cash.
“These people and businesses felt we did not have the authority
to regulate them; they took us to court and we won them,” he
said.
He decried the attitude of politicians defacing the environment
with posters and billboards.
“There are people who are not really interested in going for any
position, they just had little cash to throw around to cause
nuisance and deface the state.
“We therefore thought it is wise to apply the law to control
that and to a large extent, we succeeded,” he said.
Mr. Emecheta said the agency was targeting between N700,000 and
N1 billion in revenue for the 2018 financial year.
He said presently, Anambra had eight Light Emission Diodes (LED)
display boards where it was expected to make N320 million at
optimal performance.
He said that Governor Willie Obiano’s administration ensured
that Anambra streets remained beautified more than ever through the
support given to ANSAA to operate.
“We hope to do much better this year; it is our projection to
make between N700,000 and N1billion in revenue from signage fees
and rights this year,” he said.
(NAN)
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