AMA to tackle indiscriminate posting of posters

Posters are one of the most popular forms of outdoor advertising in the country. But their indiscriminate posting which has become a blot on some edifices in Accra has incurred the wrath of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.
Incensed by what it described as the indiscriminate posting of posters which continue to deface the city, the AMA says it would in no time deal with individuals and organizations that continue to flout the law by posting their posters all over unauthorized places.
Ironically, guilty among the organizations that have joined the posting spree are churches with posters announcing crusades, conventions and meetings.
Entertainment event organizers and movie produces are no different as they have reduced almost all visible walls in the city to advertising boards.
The rising trend of posters of political aspirants within and around the metropolis particularly on public spaces defiantly against numerous calls against indiscriminate pasting of posters also leaves much to be desired.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, the Public Relations Officer of the AMA, Numo Blafo III, said the removal of the posters was an on-going exercise which fed into the Assembly’s aim of beautifying the city.
He, however, bemoaned the activities of some   organizations and individuals who undermine efforts to beautify the national capital.
According to Numo Blafo III, these organizations and churches failed to take the right step to advertise or publicize their organizations and programmes in the metropolis.
“You need to take a permit from the AMA to post bills at vantage points provided in the metropolis”, he said.
The AMA, he stated was collating the addresses and telephone numbers of those flouting the law and would start prosecuting them very soon.
Asked about whether  alternative places had been provided for such posters, the PRO said there were locations where boards had been made erected at vantage points for the posting of bills at a fees.
When the Daily Graphic went around some part of the city, it observed that a number of places which hitherto were flooded with such posters had now been whitewashed with “POST NO BILLS HERE. OFFENDERS WILL BE PROSECUTED” boldly written on the walls.