The Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) has rejected claims that its recent campaign to remove illegal billboards is politically driven, stating the effort serves national interests.
Chairman of the AAG’s Outdoor Committee, Mukaila Ahmed Akuamoah, told reporters during a joint inspection in Accra that the partnership with the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs is aimed at promoting a cleaner and more orderly city, regardless of party lines.
“Once we’re here, it’s not about being political from any other party. It’s about Ghana, it’s about you, it’s about me, it’s about making things happen,” Akuamoah said.
The exercise follows a deadline issued to billboard owners and advertising firms to display their names and company details on their structures, enabling easier identification and enforcement.
Akuamoah highlighted that unauthorized advertising structures, some erected by both members and non‑members of the association, have caused environmental and drainage problems. “Some of them have mounted boards indiscriminately all over the place, and it doesn’t go down well with us. Some of them are causing drains and headaches all over the place,” he lamented.
The Ministry and the AAG plan to strengthen efforts to spot and remove unauthorised advertising, improving urban aesthetics and public safety.
