Okowa
Tells Advertisers To Restrict Advertisement Of Injurious Products
The call was made by the Governor of
Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa during the 32nd Annual General
Meeting (AGM) of the Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN) in Asaba
today.
Governor Okowa, who was represented
by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Barr. Mrs. Mary Iyasere, stated
that such products like alcohol, and tobacco should be restricted within a set
radius of schools, parks and residential areas.
Governor Okowa also stated that it
was very important to avoid indiscriminate placement of billboards to deface
the environment, saying that members should always take extra care of the
beauty and aesthetics of the environment and urged the association to consider
these during their meeting.
The Governor, who noted that there
are numerous challenges facing outdoor advertisement, urged the members to come
up with suggestions for solutions to these difficulties that face the practice
of the profession.
The Commissioner for Information,
Mr. Patrick Ukah, in his address, stated that Delta State was ready to regulate
all outdoor advertisement in the state hence the establishment of Delta Signage
and Advertisement Agency (DESAA).
Mr. Ukah stated that the Delta State
was ready and willing to do business and support the association in bringing
sanity to outdoor advertising practice.
Earlier, the President of OAAN
Mr. Tunde Adedoyin, thanked the State Government for welcoming them into
the state to hold the meeting, even as he stated that the meeting would come up
with a workable resolution to regulate the practice in the country.
Present at the meeting were the
Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr. Kingsley Emu, the Director, Regulatory,
Monitoring & Enforcement, Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria
(APCON) Mrs. Ijedi Iyoha, among others.
The highpoint of the meeting was the
Governor declaring the AGM open.
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