National Council for Arts and Culture files complaint about BBNaija to NBC

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC)has lodged a complaint to the National Broadcasting Commission over the sexual content in the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show.

According to Punch, The Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture, Segun Runsewe  disclosed this while playing host to the president of the National Council of Women Societies, Dr Gloria.

According to him, there are plans for an alternative show to promote the culture and lifestyles of Nigerians which will be more appropriate to watch than  what is going on at the moment especially with the love affairs scenes. Runsewe further said that he had taken up the issue with the National Broadcasting Commission.

It is also expected that the NCAC will re-present 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, Senate Committee on Women and Youth, Eme Ekaette.

Runsewe said:

We are going to represent that bill You can’t fight a battle without a legal framework; we are definitely going to be conscious of that”.

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.

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.