The Labour Party in Kano State has accused the state authorities of limiting political events’ entry to strategic places for marketing campaign billboards forward of the 2027 basic elections.
The occasion’s deputy governorship candidate, Abbas Ibrahim, raised the priority over the actions of the Kano State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KASA), alleging a scarcity of transparency within the allocation of places for political commercials.
Ibrahim mentioned the company had expressed uncertainty concerning the availability of appropriate places for the occasion’s billboards after it approached the company for approval.
He referred to as on KASA to make sure equity and transparency within the allocation course of, stressing that each one political events ought to have equal alternatives to speak their insurance policies and programmes to voters forward of the elections.
The Labour Party candidate additionally alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had already occupied a lot of the strategic places appropriate for political billboards throughout the state, warning that the scenario might create an uneven enjoying area for different events.
He urged the company to publicly make clear the rules governing the allocation of billboard places to make sure that no political occasion was given preferential remedy.
However, talking in an interview with LEADERSHIP, KASA Director General, Kabiru Saidu Dakata, dismissed the allegations, insisting that the company doesn’t discriminate in opposition to opposition events.
“What the candidate is alleging is false because he called me regarding a sign they wish to erect, and I told him to follow the process and submit a formal written request, but I am hearing something contrary in the interviews he has been granting,” Dakata mentioned.
He defined that the company requires political events to submit formal functions, after which proposed places are assessed to find out their suitability and compliance with related laws.
“Our agency has never discriminated against any political party. If they follow the formal process and submit a request, once we assess the site they proposed and find it suitable, and we are assured it does not violate any legal guidelines, we will approve it,” he mentioned.
Dakata additional assured that the company would implement its laws in opposition to any political occasion discovered to be in violation, no matter whether or not it was in authorities or opposition.
“I can assure you if any party’s sign, including the ruling APC, violates our protocol, we will pull it down,” he added.
“We are not a political agency; we operate within the ambit of the law,” the KASA Director General emphasised.
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