Oyo State Government on Monday justified the demolition of the
N800 million Yinka Ayefele’s Music House, insisting that the survey contravenes
the state’s town planning laws.
Director General, Bureau of Physical Planning and Development
Control, Waheed Gbadamosi at a news conference said the exercise was carried
out after all efforts to see the owner effect the necessary changes failed.
Gbadamosi said that the Music House was not the only
building that was affected, adding that the submitted building approval was
actually meant for an office complex and not a radio station.
He said this contravened the state physical planning and
development control laws by deviating from the approved plan which in effect,
“makes the approval bill void because deceitful information were given to the
approving authority and also deviation from the approval granted both in
construction and use”.
The Director General added that during a physical site
inspection to ascertain the extent of the deviation from the approval, “it was
discovered that apart from the change in use of the building, spatial standards
in terms of setback, airspace and parking spaces were found to be grossly
inadequate.
“In view of the above, a letter was sent to the radio house on
the 29th of June, 2018 to submit a fresh building plan application that will
reflect the existing structure on site. The radio house deliberately ignored
the letter as there was no response from their end till date.
“The deviant posture of the radio house prompted the Bureau to
serve a three-day demolition notice on the 13th August, 2018 which is expected
to expire on the 5th of August, 2018,” he said.
However, Ayefele, the owner of Music House has cautioned fans
and sympathizers against any act of violence in protest against the demolition
of part of the Music House in Ibadan.
In a short broadcast on Sunday, the Ipoti Ekiti music icon
called for calm, saying “If you truly love Yinka Ayefele, please don’t engage
in any form of violence because of what happened.
“If the Music House is pull down Fresh F.M continues, since we
didn’t go against the law and ethics of media practices and we didn’t abuse
government, let us leave the rest for God he will handle the situation.
“Please
don’t destroy government properties especially the Ajumose bus parked in front
of the Music House, they knew why they put it there please don’t torch it, let
it be.”
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