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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has accused the<\/div>\n
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Governor of Oyo State Senator Abiola Ajimobi of executive rascality and
\nstrongly condemned \u201cthe unlawful demolition of Fresh FM building owned by
\nYinka Ayefele, and the forced evictions of residents by the Oyo State
\ngovernment\u201d, describing it as a \u201cgrave violation of fundamental human
\nrights and contrary to international law.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Oyo State Government early on Sunday morning stormed the Music House
\nbelonging to artiste, Yinka Ayefele. Government bulldozers arrived the
\nChallenge area of Ibadan where the building was located and pulled it
\ndown, despite pending court action to stop the demolition. Ayefele had
\nsued Oyo State government, and the court had ruled that \u2018there are serious
\nissues to be determined, and adjourned the case to August 20. The Oyo
\nState government had been duly served.<\/p>\n

SERAP in a statement today signed by its deputy director Timothy Adewale
\nsaid, \u201cThis is a gross abuse of powers by the Oyo State government and
\ngovernor Ajimobi against a radio station simply doing their job. The
\naction is politically motivated, patently arbitrary and entirely
\ninconsistent with international human rights standards and national laws.
\nThe action amounts to executive rascality and seriously undermines the
\nintegrity and authority of our courts. This kind of action has no place in
\na democratic society that is based on the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n

The organization said \u201cthe destruction of a radio station on the grounds
\nthat the Oyo state government dislikes their work is a textbook case of
\nrepression of media freedom and violation of the right to adequate
\nhousing. The authorities must immediately stop the demolition, ensure
\nappropriate repairs of the building and adequate compensation, and
\nguarantee of non-repetition. SERAP will challenge this violent and
\nreckless destruction of Ayefele\u2019s Fresh FM in court.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement read in part: \u201cThe Oyo State government has not only engaged
\nin forced eviction but also violated the right to adequate housing, the
\nright to freedom of expression and media freedom.\u201d
\n\u201cIt is the obligation of Oyo State government to ensure that Ayefele and
\neveryone affected by this act of illegality is adequately compensated for
\nthe property of Fresh FM that has been demolished.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria is a state party to the International Covenant on Economic,
\nSocial and Cultural Rights which requires Oyo State government to refrain
\nfrom arbitrary forced evictions and arbitrary destruction of resources
\nthat individuals and families have invested in building their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria has also ratified the International Covenant on Civil and
\nPolitical Rights, which protects individuals from arbitrary or unlawful
\ninterference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, and
\nguarantees everyone the right to the protection of the law against such
\ninterference or attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn its “Resolution on Forced Evictions,” the U.N. Commission on Human
\nRights affirmed that forced evictions constitute a gross violation of
\nhuman rights. The term “forced eviction” is defined for the purposes of
\ninternational law as the permanent or temporary removal against their will
\nof individuals, families and\/or communities from the homes and\/or land
\nwhich they occupy, without the provision of, and access to, appropriate
\nforms of legal or other protection.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to note that international standards focus on protecting
\nindividuals who occupy homes and land and do not depend on any particular
\nform of ownership title to the land or house, nor on the legality of the
\noccupancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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