Public views on the demolition of the Yinka Ayefele's music house has been against Governor Ajimobi in the last 48hrs. The demolition of the popular ‘Music House’, Ibadan, owned by Yoruba gospel musician, Yinka Ayefele, by the Oyo State government has been condemned by many Nigerians as an ill-advised move by the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi.
The Music House also houses Fresh FM, a radio station also owned by Ayefele, and which has been described by Many, including Ajimobi, as the best in the whole of the state.
The demolition, which began as early as 4 am on Sunday, came despite a court order obtained by Ayefele’s lawyer, Olayinka Bolanle, restraining the state government from going ahead with the exercise. The court had fixed Monday, August 20, for the hearing of the case.
Many who reacted to the development on the social media pointed out that the demolition exercise will throw the staff members of Fresh Fm back into the labor market, thereby increasing the level of unemployment in the State.
Others wondered why the Governor would demolish a property for which the owners had been paying relevant taxes and levies for the past ten years, just to satisfy his personal ego.
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“The constituted authority in Oyo State (Governor Ajimobi)demolished a whole company to service his ego, while we are still dealing with the unemployment and job-loss rate in this country. If Yinka Ayefele committed a crime, did the other staffs who earn a living from fresh fm commit crime too?”
wrote Oluyemi Fasipe, a Twitter user.The term “constituted authority” to refer to the Oyo state governor, became popular in 2017 during a student’s protest where the Governor criticised the students for showing no respect for constituted authority.
Some also recalled the demolition of a property in Kaduna State belonging to a serving senator, Suleiman Hunkuyi, who, though was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), had fallen out with the State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Hunkuyi later decamped to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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“In Kaduna, Hunkuyi Suleiman’s property was demolished by the state government for political dissent; today, Yinka Ayefele’s radio station worth over N800 million was demolished by the Oyo State government also reportedly for dissent. When u have dealers as leaders from the APC, the people mourn,” tweeted Jude Ndukwe.
Earlier, while explaining why the building, popularly known as ‘Music House’, will be demolished, the Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Toye Arulogun, said it violated the originally approved plan, and as such, is “structurally defective, poses danger or constitutes a nuisance to the occupier or the general public”.
Earlier, while explaining why the building, popularly known as ‘Music House’, will be demolished, the Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Toye Arulogun, said it violated the originally approved plan, and as such, is “structurally defective, poses danger or constitutes a nuisance to the occupier or the general public”.
However, Ayefele, who has been wheelchair-bound since surviving a serious car crash in 1997, believes the demolition was politically motivated, saying that he is being persecuted for not belonging to the same camp as the governor.
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“Saying that Music House complex is responsible for three accidents that occurred on the road in the last nine months is just an attempt by the commissioner to run away from his shadow. How can a reasonable person say that?” Ayefele said.
“It is not news that the governor himself said some politicians came to him to demolish the Music House complex because Ayefele is not in their camp and he also sang against them.”
“It is not news that the governor himself said some politicians came to him to demolish the Music House complex because Ayefele is not in their camp and he also sang against them.”
Hundreds of people, mostly fans of Ayefele’s and Fresh FM listeners, gathered at the scene of the demolished building but the government agents that carried out the exercise had long left before the crowd started arriving.
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