The minister of information and culture, Lai
mohammed has instructed the National Broadcasting commission {NBC} to stop the transmission of the TV
REALITY SHOW , Big Brother Naija
The minister stated the need to stop the TV show,
which just entered its 5th season on the 20th of july.
On Wednesday, Armstrong Idachaba the acting
Director-General of NBC, told the senior management members of the commission at
a meeting that he had been directed by
the minister to shut down the BBN TV SHOW
Mohammed reportedly wanted the letter shutting down
the show to come from the NBC because the general opinion that he is bent on
sending Multichloce Ltd, producers of the show , out of the country.
A director has also told the meeting that the NBC had
on july 1 sought an explanation from Multichoice Ltd on a possible violation of
COVID-19 protocol with the airing of the show.
MULTICHOICE
LTD had subsequently replied the NBC stating
the measures taken to forestall any violation of the Covid-19 protocol advised
by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, adding that the Lagos State Safety
Commission gave approval for the show.
The organisers also said
housemates went through mandatory two-week isolation before the commencement of
the show and that the BBN House had been disinfected and rearranged to ensure
physical distancing, in addition to the elimination of live audience.
SOURCE PUNCH
https://punchng.com/covid-19-lai-mohammed-orders-nbc-to-stop-bbnaija-report/
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