The management of Owerri Capital Development Authority, OCDA, has issued an Owerri based private radio station, HOT 99.5 FM, seven days to quit its present premises.
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The Imo State Government agency read the riot act in a letter it addressed to the management of the radio station, dated September 17, 2013, and signed by one Chief Amadi.
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Part of the letter read: "You are hereby required to remove/pull down the illegal/ defective structure located at the address indicated above within seven days from the date of issuance of this Violation Form; to reinstate the piece of land to the state in which it was prior to the commencement of illegal defective structure".
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The radio station, which is currently located along Musa Yar'Adua Drive, New Owerri, is owned by Spectrum Broadcasting Limited, is also believed to be promoted by Senator Chris Anyanwu.
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Ardent listeners of the radio station and careful political watchers in the state have described the current travail of the broadcast outfit as"sheer vendetta and a ploy to force the station to either close down or relocate to another state".
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Others recalled that this particular radio station played a major role during the 2011 electioneering campaign that eventually saw Governor Rochas Okorocha securing victory against Chief Ikedi Ohakim.
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A staff of OCDA, who did not want his name in print, claimed that Okorocha does no have hand in the current travails of HOT-FM.
Wow! This will really be stressful for the company I must say cos it takes a lot to set up a radio station ... This is sad news for them!