Otunba Alao Akala, a former governor of Oyo State, has blamed the
demolition of part of Fresh FM structure in Ibadan on a gap in
communication between operators of the media outfit and officials of the
Oyo State Government.
According to a report by Punch Metro, Akala said this while
responding to questions from journalists after submitting his expression
of interest and nomination forms at the National Secretariat of the All
Progressives Congress in Abuja on Tuesday.
Officials of the Oyo State government had demolished a portion of
the building housing Fresh FM, a private radio outfit owned by a
musician, Yinka Ayefele, said to be critical of the Oyo State
government.
Akala said, “I think the demolition of the radio station, was
just due to a communication gap between the government and the owner of
the radio station.
“And I want to tell you that; that has been resolved. I want
to put it on record and I am not lying, I will tell you the truth. I own
a radio station (Parrot FM, Ibadan) in Oyo State too. A similar letter
was written to the radio station and it was submitted to me.
“When I saw it, I said look, go to the local level — I am
talking about the management of the radio station and settle your issue.
I think it was just a lack of communication and that has been
resolved.”
Responding to another question on why he is seeking to return to the Oyo State Government House, Akala said, “I
came back because people want me to come back and I came back also
because I want our party to win Oyo State. I don’t want Oyo State to go
to any other party and I had said it when I was declaring my ambition
that it is because we don’t want to toy with our chances at all.”
He said when given the chance to return to the state as governor,
he would build on the achievements of Governor Abiola Ajimobi to give
all the people of the state a true sense of belonging.