Opposition Parties Sue Enugu Over Billboard Fee
Last update: June 21, 2026
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Imagine having to cough up ₦150m just to put up campaign posters. That’s exactly why Enugu’s opposition parties are heading to court.
So, here’s the gist: A group of opposition parties in Enugu State are not having it with the state government’s new rule. They’ve dragged the Enugu Government to the Federal High Court over a jaw-dropping ₦150 million fee that parties and candidates are being told to pay just to put up billboards and posters for the 2026/2027 elections, cbinews.tv reports.
The case was filed at the Federal High Court, Enugu Division. The parties involved? PDP, Labour Party, Nigeria Democratic Congress, and the Social Democratic Party – along with their state chairmen.
They’re suing quite a few people: the Enugu State Structures for Signage and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA), its General Manager Francis Aninwike, the Enugu State House of Assembly, INEC, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), and even the Nigeria Police Force.
Filed on June 15, 2026, the suit is basically asking the court: “Does ENSSAA or the Enugu State Government even have the power to slap a mandatory ₦150m advertising permit fee on candidates?”
The opposition’s argument is pretty straightforward. They say INEC alone should regulate election campaigns under the Electoral Act and the Constitution. On top of that, they claim advertising regulation is strictly for the National Assembly and ARCON – meaning states can’t just cook up their own rules for political ads.
What do they want from the court? They’re asking for the ENSSAA directive to be declared illegal, scrapped entirely, and for the state to be stopped from enforcing that ₦150m fee. They also want the Police to step in and protect parties from any harassment tied to this policy.
The suit was filed by lawyer Ike Ozor on behalf of the parties.
Now the Federal High Court will decide if this hefty permit requirement actually breaches the Constitution and the rules around campaign advertising. And it’s all unfolding as Nigerians debate just how expensive politics is getting, and whether state agencies should even be policing election ads in the first place, according to cbinews.tv.
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