The Federal Government has said it is planning an alternative to the Big Brother Naija reality TV show which it says does not portray the true Nigerian culture.
Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Segun Runsewe, said this on Friday when the President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Gloria Shoda, paid him a visit.
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The NCWS came to show their support for the way the government handled the display of semi-nude women on Lagos road by singer, Tekno.
Runsewe said the government had held talks with digital Pay TV, Startimes, on launching a modified Big Brother Naija show that would reflect the true Nigerian culture where Nigerian food would be eaten and Nigerian dresses worn.
According to him, the NCAC would in 2020 represent the 2008 Nudity Bill titled “A Bill for an Act to punish and prohibit nudity, sexual intimidation and other-related offences in Nigeria,” sponsored by the former chairperson of Senate Committee on Women and Youth, Eme Ekaette.
Runsewe said: “I will take up the issue of Big Brother Naija; I have spoken with officials of the National Broadcasting Commission because what is going on now is terrible. Having love affairs on screen is not part of our own culture at all.
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“Let me use this forum to tell Nigerians that a new Big Brother Naija is on its way coming and we are working with Startimes. We are doing BBN that will reflect the true Nigerian culture. We are already working on it, all that will be eaten there will be Nigerian food, the dresses will be Nigerian dresses.”
Big Brother Naija 2019 housemates, Khafi and Gedoni, have been involved in sexual acts three times in the house.
