Kwara Govt Suspends Issuance Of Licenses As Removal Of ‘Unauthorized’ Billboards Begins This Week

Following the earlier notification on the suspension of all billboard licenses in the state, Kwara State Government on Sunday announced immediate revocation of year 2024 signage and billboard licenses while noting that ‘identifications are ongoing and removal enforcement will commence, beginning from this week’.  

Chairman, Kwara State Taskforce Committee on Illegal Billboards and Signages, who is also the Commissioner for Communications, Hon. Bolanle Olukoju, noted in a statement she issued in Ilorin and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com that the revocation will help to facilitate the removal of all unauthorized and improperly erected billboards, posters and light pole banners in Ilorin metropolis and other urban centres.  

This initiative, the statement noted, aligns with the Urban Renewal Programme of the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration which is aimed at transforming Kwara into a modern and visually appealing state.  

According to the statement, no new registrations or renewals of signages and billboard licenses will be processed until further notice.  

‘This temporary measure will allow the state to finalize a new regulatory framework for outdoor advertising’ the statement added.”  

The taskforce also reiterated that, identifications of billboards are already ongoing while calling on owners of unidentified billboards across the entire state, to remove them with immediate effect.

The Taskforce ‘is currently identifying non- compliant structures’ and, ‘enforcement will commence this week’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you