The Kwara State chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress have rejected the new political campaign advertising permit charges introduced by the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency.
They described the fees as excessive, unjustifiable and capable of restricting opposition participation in the 2027 elections.
The parties’ positions followed a stakeholders’ engagement on political advertising and campaign communications organised by KWASAA in Ilorin, where the agency unveiled a new fee schedule ranging from N2m to N100m for candidates contesting various elective positions.
Under the schedule, presidential candidates are expected to pay N100m for campaign advertising permits, while governorship candidates will pay N50m, senatorial candidates N30m, House of Representatives candidates N10m and House of Assembly candidates N2m.
In a statement on Sunday, the Kwara PDP Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Adewara, said the party and its candidates would not submit to charges considered arbitrary, unlawful or unsupported by a valid legal instrument.
