Organizers of the popular
Nigerian reality Television show, Big Brother Naija, have been accused of
unfairness in the lockdown edition.
For this reason, some Nigerians
have demanded that some evicted housemates be returned to the show to continue
playing their games with the hope of possibly claiming the N85 million grand
prize.
According to them, one or two
housemates have been evicted from the house not based on the principles of
equality and justice.
The Nigerians argued that it was
unfair for the organizers to leave the fate of housemates in the hands of their
fellow contestants who may have one reason or the other to want to see them
leave the house.
The viewers believe that each
housemate may have entered the show with a game plan which may not be suiting
to others but still has the right to continue playing the game until the public
decides when to evict them.
According to them, eviction of
housemates should be their prerogative, in this sense, a privilege exclusive to
the viewers and should remain so.
Biggie has already evicted five
housemates from the lockdown house this season. They are, Ka3na and Lilo, Erico
and Tochi and Kaisha. Among these ex-housemates two were ousted by their fellow
contestants not the viewers.
The viewing and voting public did
not vote out Lilo and Kaisha, their fellow housemates did. Put differently,
Kaisha and Lilo did not leave the lockdown house due to lowest votes. They left
because others picked holes in their game plan.
Following the introduction of the
new twist, housemates are to pick two housemates from those put up for possible
eviction due to low votes.
Housemate, Ozo had said he voted
out the ladies, Lilo and Ka3na in the first eviction Sunday because he was
close to the guys who were up for eviction.
Some Nigerians who shared their
opinion on this issue said that Biggie must not bring circular
politics into the house and should henceforth allow viewers’ votes decide who
leaves and who stays.
Take for instance in the last
Sunday eviction, Kaisha was ahead of Trickytee, Wathoni and even Neo but had to
go because her fellow contestants so wanted.
Vee- 3.89
Tolanibaj- 3.77
Brighto -3.76
Kaisha -3.48
Trikytee- 3.47
Wathoni -3.25
Neo -3.13
This was also the case with the
first Sunday eviction show where Lilo was saved by the public but was evicted
by her fellow housemates.
Emeka Nwedi, a Nigerian youth and
a die-hard follower of BBNaija, kicked against this ‘new twist’, saying it did
not represent the opinion of the lovers and viewers of the show.
According to him, “Let me tell
you the truth, right now, some people have stopped voting and I’m one of them.
Tell me, what is the purpose of voting when I have the doubt that my vote may
not count.
“It started with Lilo, then
Kaisha, very soon, it would be a pattern. I’m totally against it. Let the
viewer decide who stays in the house. We”re talking of N85 million grand prize
here. Let them not make it a child’s play.”
Mrs Josephine Adoyi is of the
view that those entertaining the viewers may all be evicted and the reality
show will lose its vibes. She cited the example of Lucy who is not in the good
books of the housemates, but her energy is quite entertaining to the viewers.
She said ” Imagine if Lucy finds herself in the bottom, she will be evicted.
Many will dump watching the show. The strategy is a bad one. The show is for us
to watch, not for the organizers,” she said.
Also speaking with our
correspondent, Ade Olayinka who also spends time on the reality show said,
“They want to bring Nigerian politics inside the house. How do you allow
housemates to decide the fate of others.
“Theirs should be to compete
while we, the viewers decide. They’re all chasing the money and no one is above
anyone in the house.
“This is absolutely painful. The
evicted housemate will come out feeling very bad knowing that the public wanted
him/her to remain in the game. Something must be done if not the number of
votes will reduce.”
Mr. Akubueze Bilie, a radio
presenter, while admitting that the organizers have the right to make decisions
and introduce new twists, faulted the rounds of voting by housemates, saying,
“By doing that, you are undermining the public opinion.
“You are telling them ‘thank you
for voting, but we want someone else to decide’ That’s bad. People will
gradually start losing faith in the show. After all, every housemate is there
for the money. Give them equal rights.
“Don’t empower some others to bring
the game of fellow contestants to an end even when the public says otherwise. I
think Lilo and Kaisha should return to the show. They were treated unfairly and
I can tell you for free, they’re not happy.”
There are 15 housemates left in
the lockdown house and at least, one will be evicted during Sunday live
eviction show anchored by former housemate, Ebuka Uchendu.
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