GOV SOLUDO IMPOSES ₦100,000 FOR FUNERAL POSTER IN ANAMBRA

The residents to pay ₦100,000 for funeral poster in Anambra.

Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo has imposed the 100,000 naira tax levied by the people of the state on funeral posters in the state.

Those who wish to put up posters for funerals and other events in any state will pay a tax of ₦5,000 which will last for two weeks only, the governor said. Prices are included in the letter from Mr. Tony Ujubuonu, Managing Director and CEO, Anambra State Signage and Advertising Agency, ANSAA, to the National Chairman, ASATU, Anambra State Association of Towns and Towns Unions

The letter, titled "Regulation of Ceremonial Adverts," explains that the agency will work with ASATU to collect taxes as an internally generated source of revenue for IGR and curb the threat of state "non-commercial advertising."

The letter: "The tariff below serves as a guide to what is payable; taxes, description, amount and duration of the taxes are: 4 X 6FT N5,000 for 2 weeks; 8 X 10FT N20,000 for 2 weeks; above 10FT square are N100,000 monthly; and N5000 for posters for 2 weeks.

"Note that directional signs leading to the venue which can come in 1x 2ft size will not be charged.

"It is also important to bear in mind that after the duration of this period, any such board that is left standing will attract a penalty in the sum of the amount initially paid. This penalty is paid weekly.

"The Agency, in fulfillment of its statutory obligation, is not unmindful of the menace associated with non-commercial adverts that have literally occupied our out-of-home space.

"These adverts come in the form of obituary, religious, wedding and sundry flex, banners and posters.

"These materials tend to deface the environment and pose a threat to the aesthetics of our communities. 

"In line with Mr. Governor’s avowed aim of building a prosperous, livable and smart city state in Anambra, the Agency sees the need to regulate the use of these materials in manners that are decent and orderly.

"Because this is a phenomenon that is associated with all the communities and villages in Anambra State, we hope to administer this process in partnership with the Town Unions. 

"It is our wish that the Town Union will take up the responsibility of informing the villages and hamlets.

"Others to be informed are kindreds, churches and any such bodies within their towns that from the 1st of November, 2022, the Agency will begin the enforcement and collection of levies on all such posters and flex used for any of such ceremonies. 

"We have written to you because we have always regarded you as progress partners in the development of Anambra State."