David Ajiboye, the media aide to popular Juju
musician, Yinka Ayefele, has said that the
planned demolition of the edifice which
houses his principal’s radio station, Fresh
FM, and music studio in Oyo state was
politically motivated.
Ajibola stated this while addressing
journalists in Ibadan on Friday.
Earlier this week, it was reported that the
property owned by Ayefele, which is
estimated at over N800m was going to be
demolished by the Oyo State government.
However Ajibola said: “We don’t see it as a
threat; instead we see it as a challenge
because the planned demolition of the music
house is politically motivated.
“When the governor visited the studio in
2016, he said people told him to demolish
the building because Ayefele was not in his
camp. The building was approved in June 2008
as a business premise; that is over 10 years
ago,” he said.
He also quoted verbatim the statement
made by Ajimobi when he visited the studio
in October 2016: “I want to use this
opportunity to thank God for the ability to
be here because when we contested the
first time and won, a lot of people came to
meet me to destroy the music house
because Ayefele is not for us and he is
always using songs to insult us. But I didn’t
see any reason why I should demolish it
because I felt if Ayefele is not for us now, he
may be for us later.
“I am happy today that Ayefele is beside me
now and I pray that the business will keep
flourishing and this is the best studio I have
seen in Oyo State.”
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