Display of nude, vulgar and unpleasant framed posters now flood major streets of Calabar like the Metropolis, popular target road along zoo garden and Murtala Mohammed highway..
Also, on display are obscene and offensive materials like mannequins in boutiques.
Director General, DG, Cross River State Signage Advertising Agency, CRISSAA, Mr. Ubong Sam, has called for their removals immediately warning against further display.
Sam, while on the spot assessment, described them as indecent and has advised the sellers who display them to stop forthwith.
The DG explained that CRISSAA as a regulatory agency will not tolerate the display of obscene materials like mannequins put out in boutiques.
They must be decently dressed at all times to promote a clean and decent environment, Sam, further stated adding that “We cannot allow our state to be turned into a hub for the display of indecent materials.
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According to him “As a regulatory agency responsible for overseeing Signage and Advertisements in Cross River State, we will take all necessary steps to ensure the environment is free from vulgar displays.”
Sam, while ordering the immediate withdrawal of the offensive posters and the proper dressing of all mannequins, said that it is aimed at upholding sanity in the aesthetic of the state and helping to promote a clean and decent environment for residents and visitors alike.