{"id":40728,"date":"2022-08-26T09:28:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T09:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=40728"},"modified":"2022-08-26T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T09:28:12","slug":"kwasaa-begins-operation-to-stop-indiscriminate-erection-of-billboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/08\/26\/kwasaa-begins-operation-to-stop-indiscriminate-erection-of-billboards\/","title":{"rendered":"KWASAA begins operation to stop indiscriminate erection of billboards"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\" aria-label=\"Content\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/08\/20\/best-governor-award-testimony-of-kwara-govts-transformation-tescom\/\"><strong>Kwara Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA)<\/strong> <\/a>said its monitoring and enforcement team would soon begin operation to stop indiscriminate erection of billboards.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Director General of the Agency, Mr Olorunshola Omotayo, stated this in a statement by the Press Secretary, Mallam Abubakar Owolabi, in Ilorin.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Omotayo said the public should cooperate with the agency in its bid to generate revenue for the development and growth of the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He also advised politicians in the state to approach the agency for professional advice on what should be done before erecting political billboards and others for the betterment of the state<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201dThe agency is operating an open door policy for everybody, irrespective of party affiliation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201dThis is to ensure that anyone can approach the agency for advice and clarifications for a better understanding on what signage and outdoor industry is all about in modern society.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201dSignage and Advertisement industry is fast becoming a lucrative industry across the world and in some states, it has turned to be source of revenue and beautifying the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe agency is established to regulate and control the erection and placement of bill boards and pasting of posters, including the branded vehicle among other outdoors in the state,\u201d the director general said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He, however, noted that though they were generating revenue for the government, they were also working towards the safety of lives and property of innocent citizens of Kwara through proper erection of signboards and outdoor structures.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kwara Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA) said its monitoring and enforcement team would soon begin operation to stop indiscriminate erection of billboards. 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