It had been a wonderful and very interesting   TEN-YEAR experience with WAZOBIA FM LAGOS.

For avoidance of undue  speculations and suspicions I chose to advance reasons for my EXIT here.

It should be kindly noted that my employers ordinarily wouldn’t have let me go but was pressured to pressure me to ask for the termination of my EMPLOYMENT.

It should also be known that I am not in the list of BOUGHT-OVER JOURNALISTS and never been known to have been receiving Brown envelopes from politicians to sing their praises.

There are so much things to say but let me point out my suspected offences in a repressive system.

(1)-I never said  what all  Nigerian politicians but very few wanted  to hear .

(2)- I  refused to be biased and partisan in my STAND POINT in my critical analysis of political  affairs and anti-people   government policies that never bettered the lives of the Nigerian people.

I want to say here that I’ve never been inciting in my presentation on radio and I haven’t been fined by Nigeria Broadcasting Commission  (NBC) for breaching the broadcasting code but a few warning letters had been received which is normal anyway.

It should be reckoned that with my many years of practical experience in broadcasting from FRCN I should be able to perform my duty  within the ambit of the NIGERIA BROADCASTING CODE and FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL.

It should also be noted that while the previous administration absorbed criticisms from the media and majorly from the opposition parties including the now ruling APC government , this regime  is not tolerant of criticism.

I am also of the feeling that my management feared that the bulldozers that demolished a part of Ayefele’s .music house in Ibadan may soon come to WAZOBIA FM in Lagos and so without consultation or notice the  management decided to send me on a 3-Month compulsory Leave to commence in September 1st till December 1st 2018  .lo and behold I rejected the unsolicited 3 months compulsory leave especially when I realised that the same management never granted me such a long stay off work when my wife  passed on 2 years ago and requested the management to terminate my EMPLOYMENT and pay me off without further delay.

Sequel to my demand, my EMPLOYMENT was   reluctantly terminated  3 weeks after and now I am free to take up employment else where.

No doubt it was ten years of productive and meritorious service to WAZOBIA FM.

Finally I’d like to relay my sincere appreciation to my programme crew members, FISAYO (FISSY DOLLARS), NAJITE (JITE RUPPIES) , VANESSA (VANNY BLOOM), HYPEMAN DAVID (DAVIZY) and the REGGAE EVERYWHERE DUO, B’CLEAN (STAY CLEAN NO DIRTINESS) and BLACK SIMEON for your courage and solidarity with me. On behalf of all  EX- EVENING OYOYO CREW MEMBERS I  want to thank our faithful radio audience for the followership and for the unflinching love.

I also want to assure you all that by God’s grace,Insha Allah we will be together again on radio. We love you endlessly.

God bless you all.

Much love from me – OPUTE PIUS JUNIOR (DIPLOMATIC OPJ)