The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency, LASAA, has described a trending audio claiming it has mandated advert companies in the state to reject campaign adverts from Labour Party, among other opposition parties, as “blatant lies” and “petty conversation”.
The audio, which has garnered almost 50,000 views, was posted by a Twitter user @realolaudah on Saturday and captioned: “If you do not see any billboard in Lagos State advertising any other political party but APC, this is the reason why.”
In the audio, the speaker claimed he called an outdoor advertisement company to make an inquiry about a billboard in Aiyetoro, Epe area of the State.
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The alleged official responded to his inquiry and asked about the kind of advert.
“It’s for politics anyways. It’s for the Labour Party,” the caller responded.
Then the official said: “I’m not sure we are going to accept that. We have internal control issues from Lagos Signage and it’s becoming a serious issue.
“They are not giving us room to advertise other parties aside from APC.”
Reacting, LASAA in a statement posted on its Twitter handle and signed by its Managing Director, Adedamola Docemo, said that it would not interfere in the business of any outdoor advertising agencies.
“While we understand this is a political season and the Fifth Columnists will attempt to portray us in a bad light for their own personal gains, we will not rest on our oars to speak the truth always and discharge our functions with integrity and absolute respect for statutory laws and ethics,” the statement reads.
In the 2023 general election, the Governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will battle with the Labour Party, LP, candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, Olajide Adediran of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and 12 others.