Details of statistics that emerged on the final day of the Big Brother Naija Season 4 ‘Pepper Dem Gang’ edition revealed that Nigerians spent a screaming unprecedented N7.2 billion on total votes while the show last.
Host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, announced on Sunday that the season got over 240 million votes, out of which over 50 million votes were cast in the final week of the season.
To cast a vote on the BBNaija Reality TV Show costs N30 and with the figure announced, Nigerians spent over N7.2 billion on votes alone.
The N7.2 billion figure spent on votes is higher than the allocation received by three Nigerian states put together for the month of January.
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Meanwhile, Mercy Eke has become the winner of Big Brother Naija season four, winning with a wide margin.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ‘Queen of Highlights’ was crowned the winner during the finale on Sunday.
This win makes Mercy the first woman to win the Big Brother Naija reality show since inception.
Popularly known as ‘Lamborghini’, Mercy was touted as the possible winner for the season by show fans and celebrities alike.
The light hearted diva made the top two with her show best friend, Mike Edwards, who emerged first runner up.
As winner, Mercy walked home with cash prize worth over 40 million Naira, brand new Innosson SUV, Dubai trip for two and other prizes.
NAN
