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IBADAN – The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Alhaji Olayide Abas, has lamented the fire Friday night fire incident which ravaged the Music House property belonging to the popular Juju gospel crooner, Dr. Yinka Ayefele, describing it as sad and unfortunate.
Social media reports had it that fire broke out, in the wee hours of Friday, in the building which harbors broadcasting studios of Fresh FM, Blast FM and Tiwa-n-tiwa FM owned by Ayefele.
The property, located in Challenge Area of Ibadan, the state capital, was said to have been badly affected before the fire was put out by firefighters and some good Samaritans.
In a statement issued on Saturday, which he personally signed, and made available to journalists in Ibadan, Alh. Abas said he received the news of the fire incident with sadness, “as it happened at a time when the attention of all and sundry was on the forthcoming 10th anniversary of the revolutionary Fresh FM, Ibadan radio station.
“As much as we, at Oyo APC, sympathise with Dr. Ayefele, the entire staff and fans of his broadcast and music establishments, we use this medium to express our gratitude to God Almighty as the incident did not claim any human life.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Ayefele at this trying moment, even as we are optimistic that the Music House will bounce back, better in outlook and component sooner than later.”