The Kwara Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA) said its monitoring and enforcement team would soon begin operation to stop the indiscriminate erection of billboards.

The agency’s director-general, Olorunshola Omotayo, stated this in a statement in Ilorin.

Mr Omotayo urged the public to cooperate with KWASAA in its revenue generation drive. He also advised politicians in Kwara to approach the agency for professional advice before erecting political billboards, among other things.

“The agency is operating an open door policy for everybody, irrespective of party affiliation. This is to ensure that anyone can approach the agency for advice and clarifications for a better understanding of what signage and outdoor industry is all about in modern society,” said the KWASAA boss.

He added that the signage and advertisement industry “is fast becoming a lucrative industry across the world and in some states, it has turned to be source of revenue and beautifying the state.”

According to him, the agency was established to regulate and control the erection and placement of billboards and pasting of posters, including the branded vehicle, among other outdoors in Kwara.

He noted that though they were generating revenue for the government, they were also working towards the safety of lives and property of innocent citizens of Kwara through the proper erection of signboards and outdoor structures.

(NAN)