Oyo State governor, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde has sympathized with the Chairman of Fresh FM, Chief Olayinka Ayefele and the management of Fresh FM, on the Friday night fire incident, which affected some segments of Fresh FM Headquarters in Ibadan.
The governor described the incident as unfortunate, noting, however, that he was thankful to God that no life was lost to the inferno.
He urged Chief Ayefele, who he described as his brother and friend, to take heart and remain strong as he has always been, as according to him, this too shall pass and Fresh FM would bounce back better and stronger.
In the meantime, the management of Fresh FM has said that the studios of Fresh 105.9 and Blast 98.3 were badly burnt, with proximal offices like the newsroom, the transmitter/server room and several equipment that got razed during active operations.
“All efforts to fight the fire, before the arrival of the professional fire fighters, with our in-house fire extinguishers proved abortive because of the strength of the inferno.
“We can’t immediately quantify the extent of the damage caused by the devastating inferno, the cause of which is also yet to be ascertained presently.
“We heartily appreciate everyone good-spirited Nigerians who joined us in fighting the inferno. From the residents around our studio complex who were the first responders to passersby and the officials of the Oyo Fire Service, we appreciate everyone for their assistance during the emergency.
