Olasunkanmi Onipede |
By Editor
The Director General of Ekiti
State Signage and Advertisement Agency, Mr Olasunkanmi Onipede has described as false and malignant the
rumour making the rounds that the Agency had denied an organization the right to
erect billboards after obtaining clearance from the Agency.
The Director General denied the
rumour in a personally signed e-statement titled “Attempt To Blackmail The
Ekiti State Signage And Advertisement Agency” which was obtained in Ado Ekiti on Monday by
The Info Online News.
Onipede stated that the
allegation was unfounded because the Agency did not “receive any application
from such organisation for the clearance to erect billboards or signage adverts”;
adding that any organization with such claims should come to the public domain
with proofs to the contrary.
He stressed that the Agency has
reputation for its unbiased application approval rate and service to all and
sundry as evident in the “various array of political signages across the State”.
While describing the rumour as “a
wicked attempt to paint the government in a bad image and cause confusion in
the State”, the Director-General said it was unfortunate that some fifth
columnists are attempting to disparage the good image of the government of
Ekiti State at a critical period when all hands are supposed to be on deck for
the development of the State.
“The Ekiti State Signage and
Advertisement Agency do not owe this unfounded allegation any response but for the unsuspecting members of
the public and genuine partners of the Agency, it is important to put the
records straight. At no point did the Agency receive any application from such
organisation for the clearance to erect billboards or signage adverts. They may
as well, come forward with proofs to the contrary.”
“Understandably, we are getting
closer to the period of politicking but it is the height of wickedness to
deliberately spread falsehood in an attempt to play negative politics or put
the Dr Kayode Fayemi-Led administration in a bad light. The Agency urges
partners of the Agency, friends of the State and the general public to
discountenance this story as a complete piece of a lie from the darkest part of
hell. Ekiti State Signage and Advertisement Agency is responsible and being
administered in line with the ethos of public service and in line with this
government's determination to restore our lost values”, Onipede stated.
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