The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has sanctioned
his party, the All Progressives Congress, to pay a fine of N5 million for
contravening the provisions of the state’s Executive Order 3 of 2022.
The Executive Order 3 of the state prohibits political
parties from using public places such as schools, parks, and markets for
political activities without obtaining due clearance from the government.
Recall that the governor signed an order prohibiting
political parties from using critical infrastructures for pasting posters
without obtaining state’s clearance and using public facilities for campaign.
The governor in a statement to justify the fine, signed and
made available to journalists through the commissioner for Information and
Orientation, Uchenna Orji, on Sunday in Abakaliki, said, “Governor Umahi was
saddened by parties’ continuous pasting of posters on electric poles,
meridians, concrete roads, and on flyover bridges.
“These parties include the APC, the Peoples Democratic
Party, the Labour Party and the All Progressives Grand Alliance.
“When APC flagged off its presidential and governorship
campaigns in the state, it littered the infrastructures with posters and that
made other political parties to follow suit.
“Most of the critical infrastructure have been littered with
posters against the laws of the state government and the Executive Order
regarding the pasting of posters and billboards,” the statement noted.
The statement added that Umahi had decided to use his
political party, the APC to set example as a deterrent to others.
“The party is thus
fined N5 million for contravening the law and the Executive Order.
“The APC must pay the money to the state’s Internally
Generated Revenue account and obtain a receipt.
“The party should publish the payment in all media platforms
including the social media before Dec. 31 or risk paying a default fee of 50
million,’’ the statement read.
Gov. Umahi also ordered the APC to remove all posters on
pasted infrastructures before Dec. 31.
“The Governor has decided to forgive all other political
parties and appeal to them to remove their posters on critical infrastructures
before Dec. 31.
“They are to desist forthwith from defacing our facilities
or face similar penalty like APC in Ebonyi.
“The governor appeals to all political parties not to take
this benevolence as a sign of weakness.
“Government will seal all secretariats and campaign offices
of parties that fail to remove their posters or desist from continuous pasting
of posters on critical infrastructure,’’ he warned.
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