Kwara sets up taskforce on signage restructuring
As part of the ongoing urban renewal project, the Kwara State Government has set up a task force on advertising and signage restructuring to enhance the state’s aesthetics and standardise outdoor advertising within and outside the metropolis.
Bolanle Olukoju, the Committee Chairperson and Commissioner for Communications, while disclosing this in Ilorin today when inaugurating the committee at the Ministry’s conference hall, noted that the initiative aligns with efforts to modernise kwara, improve public safety, and ensure compliance with global best practices in advertising.
She said, “The taskforce will oversee a structured enforcement of advertising and signage regulations, starting with the removal of unauthorized billboards, posters and light pole banners in the Ilorin metropolis before extending it to other parts of the state.”
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In a related development, the committee’s inaugural meeting was held today; after the inauguration, Chaired by Hon. Olukoju assured them that the stakeholders’ engagement remains a priority, adding that consultations will continue as the events unfold.
The Commissioner thereafter outlined the task force’s key responsibilities, which include:
“Identifying and removing unauthorised and improperly erected billboards and advertisement structures, engaging stakeholders (both public and private), within the advertising and outdoor media sectors, to ensure compliance and develop a sustainable framework to prevent future violations.”
According to her, the task force is made up of representatives from key government agencies and the private sector, with members as follows:
Chairperson Commissioner for Communications, Co-Chair: Commissioner for Works and Transport, while committee members are General Manager, Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency, Representative of Kwara State Ministry of Environment and Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA)
Others are representatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Nigerian Police Force, Private Sectors, the Managing Director, AKOT Prints, and a Senior Administrative Officer of the Ministry of Communications as Secretary.
The Commissioner disclosed that there will be no registration or renewal of billboard licenses until further notice to enable the state to finalise a new regulatory framework.
