Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has signed Executive Order RVSG – 22 prohibiting the use of premises, buildings and structures in residential areas as campaign offices by political parties without approval.
A press statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Alagbo Chris Finebone, said the executive order also prohibits the posting of bills or posters or any other material in unauthorised places.
The statement said Governor Wike, while signing the order, condemned the incessant defacement of expensive public properties, particularly in Port Harcourt, through indiscriminate posting of handbills, banners, posters and all sorts of unauthorised materials.
The Executive Order RVSG – 22 also prescribes that ,“Any political party or association or body of persons however called or described that wishes to use any premises, building or structure situate in a residential area in any urban area of Rivers State as campaign office must obtain permission from the Rivers State Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning.”
Finebone said the Executive Order RVSG – 22 came into effect on Friday, 11th day of November, 2022.
