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The demolition of Music House which houses Fresh FM Ibadan will send weomg signals to potential investors and discourage budding entrepreneurs, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Oyo state, Dr. Yunus Akintunde said on Monday.
In statement issued in Ibadan, Akintunde expressed sadness at the partial demolition carried out on a Sunday morning, wondering why the state government was so hasty in making the move 24 hours to the beginning of court hearing the next day.
He said: “I have known the owner of the building for many years. As an entrepreneur, I know what it takes to set up a thing of that magnitude. He is somebody I admire so much because of the fact that he didn’t allow the life-threatening accident to weigh him down. Apart from that, all of us are always happy to see that one of the best radio stations in the country is in our state.
“What should the future of the over 150 staffers of the company whose lives are dependent on the existence of the radio station be? This is coming at a time that youth unemployment is biting harder. It is just indefensible, no matter what. The state government should have, at least, waited for the court action.”
While urging for calm, Akintunde said he has directed his supporters across the state to, as a mark of solidarity, use Dr Yink Ayefele’s picture as their profile picture on the social media.