MultiChoice gives reason for shooting Big Brother Naija in SA

The organisers of the second edition of Big Brother Naija reality TV show have issued offered explanations why the show is being staged outside Nigeria.

The Federal Government in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed a day before, had ordered an inquiry into the show in South Africa, .

Giving reasons for recording the show outside Nigeria, Caroline Oghuma, Public Relations Manager at MultiChoice Nigeria, in a statement said shooting the show in South Africa would avail the production team a fully equipped house, which gives them quality location to suit the desires of the watching audience.

“‎We have a fully equipped house in South Africa, which is used for the Big Brother shows.

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“This means that we are able to achieve high production values whilst meeting tight timelines and ensuring the show comes to our viewers on time as planned, and with the same globally renowned quality.

“The house has played host to other Big Brother countries including; the general Big Brother Africa, Mozambique, Angola and now Nigeria,’’ the statement quoted Oghuma as saying.

Recall that the directive by the FG ordered the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to determine whether Multi-Choice, has breached the Nigerian Broadcasting Code by shooting the show which will run for 78-days in South Africa.

”As a country of laws, only the outcome of the investigation will determine our next line of action,” the minister of information and culture said in the statement.

The minister also called for calm while the NBC investigates the issue and submits its findings after he revealed that concerned Nigerians have been inundating him with calls over the matter which they regard as an anomaly.

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