A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Segun
Olulade on Thursday advised
the Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
on the negative implications of
Big Brother Naija on the
nation’s culture and youths.
The Big Brother Naija is a
Reality TV Show sponsored by
PayPorte, an online shopping
platform, and aired by Africa
Magic on Dstv.
Olulade, Chairman, Lagos
State House of Assembly
Committee on Health Services,
in a statement, said that the
content of the programme was
completely foreign to the
indigenous culture which
forbade immorality.
According to him, the
President Muhammadu Buhari-
led administration which has
tried to promote culture and
indigenous values should not
be seen to be encouraging the
spread of obscenity on TV.
“We have culture and tradition
in this country that we must
not allow to die.
“The Federal Government,
through the Minister of
Information and Culture, needs
to reconsider the implications
of Big Brother Naija on our
culture and youths.
“The content of Big Brother
Naija reality show is alien to
our culture. This show is
contrary to the rich cultural
values we are trying to
promote and bring to the front
burner.
“It is sad that our young
children including adults are
made to watch such content.
This kind of programme
promotes obscenity and
immorality.
“We must not encourage such
if our hallowed cultural
heritage would be preserved.
We cannot prevent our
inquisitive young ones from
watching the obscene displays
that permeate the show.
“I think the Nigeria
Broadcasting Commission
(NBC) should, without delay,
stop this programme if this
government means business
in the promotion of our cultural
values.
“The show does not add any
value to our education, social
and economic life. It is a big
mockery of Nigerian culture
and tradition,’’ Olulade said.
According to him, the
government should swing into
action through NBC to put an
end to the airing of the
programme before it causes
serious damage to our culture.
Olulade, who is the immediate
past Chairman, House
Committee on Information,
Publicity, Security and Strategy,
said that the inmates in the
show, being Nigerians, should
have portrayed the Nigerian
cultural heritage instead of
bastardising it.
He said that a programme of
the calibre of Big Brother Naija
was capable of causing
distractions to the Nigerian
youths and affecting many
families.
“I will want to urge all parents
and guardians to be on their
guard and guide their children
and wards aright on what they
watch on TV.
“The implication of allowing
the children to keep watching
this show can be negative on
this.
“Our children should not be
allowed to be corrupt because
this may affect their future
aspiration,” the APC-Epe II
representative at the Assembly
said.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/end-bbnaija-immoral-lagos-lawmaker-tells-lai-mohammed/

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