The Kogi state government has approved official fees for the placement of billboards, posters, branded T-shirts, caps and other campaign materials by political parties and candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections and the October 2026 local government elections.


The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, stated this in Lokoja Tuesday after a stakeholders’ meeting with operators in the signage and advertising sector, as campaigns for the Presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled to commence on August 19.


Fanwo said the approved fees were designed to regulate political advertising across the state, ensure compliance with existing signage regulations and generate revenue for the development of Kogi state.


Under the approved structure, Presidential candidates will pay N150 million for campaign signage and related promotional materials across the state, while senatorial candidates will pay N50 million.


Candidates for the House of Representatives will pay N30 million, while those contesting for the state House of Assembly will pay N5 million.


For the local government elections, chairmanship candidates will pay N2 million, while councillorship candidates will pay N300, 000.


The commissioner stated that the rates were arrived at after a peer review of applicable fees in other states.