The Kogi State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KOSSAA) is set to meet with political parties, advertising practitioners and other stakeholders on the guidelines for outdoor political campaign advertisements in the state ahead of the next general elections.
The meeting according to the General Manager of the Agency, Hon. Richard Osaseyi will hold on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10am at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Lokoja.
The statement said attendees would include the leadership of political parties, advertising practitioners and billboard owners, civil society organisations, political support groups, the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS), the media, the Town Planning Board and associations, among others.
The meeting comes weeks after the state government approved official fees for billboards, posters, branded T-shirts, caps and other campaign materials for political parties and candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections and the October 2026 local government elections.
The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, had announced the rates in August.
According to him, Presidential candidates were to pay N150 million, senatorial candidates N50 million, House of Representatives candidates N30 million and State House of Assembly candidates N5 million.
For the local government polls, chairmanship candidates were to pay N2 million and councillorship candidates N300,000.
Fanwo said the fees were meant to regulate political advertising, ensure compliance with signage regulations and boost revenue for the state. He also said they were set after a peer review of charges in other states and that the regulations applied to all parties, including the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Osaseyi said at the time that unauthorised campaign materials would be removed and violators would face sanctions.
The fees drew criticism from opposition parties.
