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BBNaija: Nigerians Spent Over N7.2 Billion To Cast Over 240M Votes For Big Brother Naija 2019

The N7.2 billion figure spent on votes is higher than the allocation received by three Nigerian states for the month of January.

Statistics emanating from the final day of the Big Brother Naija Season 4 ‘Pepper Dem Gang’ episode shows that Nigerians spent a whopping N7.2 billion on votes.

The host of the programme, Mr. Ebuka Obi Uchendu revealed that about 240 million votes was gotten throughout the season.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it costs N30 to cast a vote on the BBNaija Reality TV Show.

With the figure, Nigerians spent over N7.2 billion on votes alone.

Ebuka also disclosed that out of the 240 million votes that was gotten throughout the show, a record-breaking over 50 million votes amounting to N1.5 billion were garnered in the last week of the show.

The N7.2 billion figure spent on votes is higher than the allocation received by three Nigerian states for the month of January.

Meanwhile, Mercy Eke become the first female winner of Big Brother Naija season four, winning with a wide margin.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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