The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress are at loggerheads over allegations that Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, ordered that no APC campaign billboards be displayed in the state.
Obaseki had allegedly banned billboard owners in the state from accepting advertising campaign projects from the opposition All Progressives Congress.
A member of the Billboards’ Association in Edo, Ibrahim Momoh, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday night in Benin City.
Momoh noted that the governor threatened to confiscate the billboard of anyone who disregards the directive.
Reacting, the Deputy Director, Media and Publicity of the Edo State PDP Management Campaign Council for the 2023 elections, Chris Nehikhare, said, “The governor has nothing to do with the payment for the billboards as it is purely a party affair. It is not a coincidence that elections are around the corner. About a year ago, the PDP made payment for several billboards across the Benin metropolis.
“The PDP paid for some billboards but not all. For example, there is a billboard near the Nigeria Union of Journalists carrying the Labour Party advertisement for Chief Patrick Eholor. Is the billboard not still there? “
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