The Abia State government sets billboard permit fees for political campaigns, with a top rate of N200 million for presidential candidates. According to the state, presidential candidates pay N200 million, governorship candidates pay N150 million, senatorial candidates pay N100 million, and House of Representatives candidates pay N50 million. Assembly candidates are charged N20 million. Vanguard reports that the state minister responsible for the announcement, Nwaogwugwu, says the fee schedule applies to all candidates of political parties at all levels in Abia and is based on existing Abia laws and regulations governing signage and advertising, including ABSSAA and other related legal instruments. The Premium Times report also reflects the same tiered pricing for candidates across the different electoral offices. Together, the reports describe a standardized permit-rate schedule for campaign billboard signage in Abia, applicable across party candidates and grounded in the state’s regulatory framework for advertising.