The Chief Executive Officer of Champion Designs, Mr. Enoch Toga, has issued a strong public statement demanding transparency and legal accountability over reports that regulatory authority for outdoor advertising in Paynesville City has been outsourced to a private company.
In a statement released Monday, Toga expressed serious concern over what he described as a secretive and potentially unlawful transfer of powers legally vested in the Paynesville City Corporation (PCC).
“The regulatory authority of Paynesville City is a public responsibility, not a private asset,” Toga said. “Any attempt to hand over that authority without transparency and legal basis raises grave concerns.”
He warned that the arrangement appears to have been concluded without public consultation or proper disclosure, raising questions about whether procurement laws and established governance procedures were followed.
According to the statement, Champion Designs is demanding the immediate publication of the full outsourcing agreement, insisting that the public and affected advertising companies have a right to examine the terms under which regulatory authority is now being exercised.
“The people of Paynesville and businesses operating within the city deserve to know who now controls advertising regulation and under what legal authority,” the statement said.
Toga further called for full disclosure of the procurement process, including how the private operator was selected, whether competitive bidding was conducted, and what legal framework was relied upon to justify the transfer of regulatory powers.
“Regulatory authority is a public trust and cannot be delegated to a private entity without a clear and lawful basis,” he stressed.
The Champion Designs CEO also urged the Paynesville City authorities to immediately engage advertising operators and other relevant stakeholders, warning that unilateral decisions risk undermining confidence in public institutions and destabilizing the advertising sector.
“Decisions taken without stakeholder engagement only breed distrust and threaten the stability of the industry,” Toga said.
Pending full transparency and an independent legal review, Champion Designs is calling for the suspension or complete reassessment of the outsourcing arrangement.
The statement further advocates for the introduction of standardized and reasonable advertising rates applied equally to all operators, arguing that uniform treatment is essential to protect fair competition and prevent discrimination against small and medium-sized businesses.
“Equal treatment under the law is the foundation of fair competition,” the statement noted. “No company should be given regulatory advantage over others.”
Public Accountability and Rule of Law
In a strongly worded conclusion, Toga said the matter goes beyond corporate interest and strikes at the heart of public governance.
“This is not a personal dispute. It is a matter of public accountability,” he declared. “Regulatory authority is not a private asset to be handed over to a market participant.
It belongs to the public and must be exercised in their interest.”
He cautioned that concentrating regulatory power in the hands of a private operator creates an inherent conflict of interest and weakens oversight mechanisms.
“Governance must be guided by transparency, fairness, and strict adherence to the rule of law not by arrangements that concentrate power and distort competition,” Toga added.
He concluded that the residents and business community of Paynesville deserve a regulatory system founded on legality, openness, and equal treatment.
“We remain prepared to defend fair competition, lawful governance, and economic justice,” the statement said.
As of press time, Paynesville City authorities had not issued any official response to the concerns raised by Champion Designs.
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