The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, Segun Runsewe, has called on the Nigerian House of Representatives to issue powers to his council to go after organizers of Big Brother Nigeria over nudity in the reality TV show.
Runsewe made this call on Wednesday when he appeared before an ad hoc committee investigating the duplication of ministries, departments, and agencies.
He stated that nudity as displayed by the organizer of the popular show is against the culture of Nigeria.
The DG stated that proper amendment of the council’s act will allow them to go after BBN organizers and crossdressers like Bobrisky.
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‘I am the first person who took Big Brother Nigeria to the NBC to report them because they were having—I took it up and Big Brother (organisers) tried to reach me and I told them that if the culture in other parts of the world is to be naked – nudity, etc., they should not bring it to Nigeria because our culture is rich and it respects the integrity of our country,‘ he said.
He added that ‘This honourable House just needs to empower us with just a legal framework and that nonsense will stop.’
Earlier, the Chairman of the Committee, Victor Danzaria, said the government is wasting a lot of resources on agencies that are doing the same functions.
‘This is a waste for this country, we are looking at areas where we can shrink governance and increase productivity,’ he said.
The organisers of the television reality show, Big Brother Naija season 7, say over N4.7 billion was invested in the production of the show.
John Ugbe, Chief Executive Officer, MultiChoice Nigeria, disclosed this during the prize presentation to the winner of the “Level Up” edition, Josephine Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, on Tuesday in Lagos.
Africa Today News, New Yok reports that Phyna emerged as the winner of the show as she walked away with N100 million grand prize.
The grand prize comprises N50 million, a new SUV from Innoson Motors, a Dubai trip for two, a year supply of Pepsi, a new techno phone-Camon 19, a supply of Unik soap and a supply of home appliances from Nexus among other mouth-watering items.