The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria ARCON has ordered the immediate destruction of All Eyes on Judiciary billboards installed across various states nationwide.
Issuing this directive in a statement seen by News About Nigeria on Tuesday, Olalekan Fadolapo ARCON DG directed that all materials with the inscription be brought down.
“The attention of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has been drawn to the ‘All Eyes on the Judiciary’ advertisements exposed on some billboards across the country. The concept exposed were not approved by the advertising Standard Panel, hence the council has directed that all the materials being exposed be brought down immediately and violators be sanctioned,” a statement by ARCON read.
The advert materials according to Mr Fadolapo are considered a blackmail against the Nigerian Judiciary, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and the Minister of Justice of the tribunal who are expected to deliver their judicial functions without fear of being attacked.
Further condemning the advert copies, ARCON disclosed that the Standard Panel of the Council also erred in the approval of the copy saying that the advert failed vetting guidelines.
The development comes amid social media outrage after some individuals suspected to be sent by the Babajide Sanwo-olu-led government pulled down a billboard with the inscription in Lagos on Monday.
Recall that there have been rumours of purported schemes to sway the ruling party’s victory at the hands of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. However, many have persisted in discreetly reminding the PEPT that Nigerians are watching, which is how the caption “All Eyes on the Judiciary” came to be.
