Ban BBNaija, cleric tells FG

Company Reporter

Ven. Ifeanyi Akunna, Vicar of Anglican Church of the Epiphany, Abuja has referred to as on the Federal Authorities to ban Huge Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) actuality present and different comparable programmes within the nation.

BBNaija is a actuality present wherein contestants dwell in an remoted home for a time frame and compete for a big money prize.

Akunna made the decision in message entitled: ‘A Home Constructed on Defective Basis’ made out there to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.

He stated that such programmes promote immorality and erode the ethical foundations upon which Nigerian youths ought to construct on.

The cleric additionally tasked the federal government on restoring ethical values and the dignity of training in Nigeria.

Akunna added that the habit of Nigerians to actuality exhibits like ‘Huge BBNaija doesn’t add to their ethical worth.

Akunna emphasised that the plan and work of Devil was to continuously pollute the hearts and minds of viewers of the programme with nudity and porn idea to divert them from the methods of God.

“All who watch the truth programme ought to desist from it and ask God for forgiveness because it doesn’t promote a wholesome relationship with God, neither does it promote wholesome marital values.

“These items contribute to the defective foundations upon which individuals construct their lives and future.

“Any basis that isn’t constructed on Jesus Christ should absolutely collapse — as solely Jesus is the positive anchor of our lives and souls,” he stated.

He referred to as on the Nigerian Broadcasting Fee (NBC) and the Nigerian Content material Growth and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to scrap the programme and censor programmes that don’t train ethical values.

“Our related broadcast authorities ought to work to make sure that any content material that doesn’t promote ethical values within the Nigerian society shouldn’t be broadcast,“ he stated.

Akunna regretted that the media and the leisure business in Nigeria had paid no consideration to the damaging results of their contents.

(NAN)