Published | July 30, 2026

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the new campaign fees imposed by the Abia State Structure for Signage and Advertising Agency (ABSSAA), describing them as excessive and a threat to fair play in the 2027 elections.

Meziesblog recalls that the agency had fixed N200 million and N150 million as outdoor campaign fees for presidential and governorship candidates respectively. The agency also set fees of N150 million, N50 million, and N20 million for Senatorial, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly candidates.

The Chairman of the ADC in Abia State, Kalu Kalu, who was present on Wednesday when the new campaign regime was announced, questioned the rationale behind the charges. Accompanied by the ADC House of Assembly candidate for Arochukwu constituency, Francess Ogbonnaya Tabitha, Kalu raised the alarm that the humongous fees contravened the provisions of the Electoral Act regarding campaign expenditure limits.

He also alleged that the campaign fees, if allowed to stand, could undermine the chances of opposition party candidates and destroy fair play during the 2027 polls in Abia.

“Has it not exceeded the election expenses that are provided by the Electoral Act?” the Abia State ADC Chairman fumed.

He advised the Abia agency to reduce the campaign fees to acceptable rates, stressing that the agency must avoid actions that contravened the Electoral Act.

However, unveiling the new campaign fees on Wednesday in Aba, the agency insisted that no political party was being discriminated against in the advertising policy.