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NBC condemns demolition of Yinka Ayefele’s Music House

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6 years ago

August 22, 2018

The National Broadcasting Commission has condemned the demolition of the structure housing the Fresh FM in Ibadan by the Oyo State Government .
The Director -General of NBC , Ishaq Midibbo – Kawu , who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin said the demolition was a worrisome development and did not speak well of the state government.

The structure, “ Music House , ” reportedly valued at N 800 million and which had been in operation for 10 years , was demolished in the early hours of Sunday .

The property is owned by a popular musician , Yinka Ayefele .

Kawu said : “ The development is worrisome because for all it is worth , the broadcast outfits are playing a big role in reducing unemployment, especially in this situation where many young Nigerians are idle .

“ They also play social , informational , educational and entertaining roles in the society .

“ Such development does not speak well of the government and has a negative effect on the nation, especially at a point when more broadcasting outfits are influencing the social space in the country .

“ In this case particularly , there are so many issues that can be weaved up negatively by people .

“ We hope that as we move forward , we will be able to find a solution to the situation , ” Modibbo- Kawu said .

The director – general said when the NBC got a hint of the demolition, he made some contacts with some people in the state .

Kawu said that he could , however , not stop it .

The NBC boss promised to set up a meeting with the state government on finding a way forward on the issue.

The NBC boss recalled a similar experience in Nasarawa State about a year ago when the property housing Breeze 99 . 9 FM was demolished.

“ What we did was to meet our licensee to find out what the issues were because he was prepared to go to court .

“ We also met with the state Commissioner for Information and the Governor .

“ The issue also was that the building violated the usage of urban space .

“ We were able to reach an agreement that the government should give the broadcaster a new plot of land and assist him to go back to building a new station.

“ However , just last week , I got a letter that the side of the government in the agreement had not been fulfilled , ” he said .