The Around Naija, a maiden cultural and traditional exploration would soon engage youth to familiarise themselves with local cultures across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the organiser has said.
At a briefing in Lagos, President of Blue Diamond Entertainment and organiser of the project, Otunba Olumide Adekunbi said ‘Around Naija’ which is a combination of a road-show and a reality TV is expected to enliven the competitiveness among Nigerians and help to propagate the cultural values of the people.
He said: “Around Naija is a reality TV show designed and created to showcase the aesthetics inherent in the tradition and culture of the Nigerian people as well as highlight it’s unity in diversities. It is a road trip show to cover the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja.
“Participants would be competitively engaged among themselves throughout the show will be drawn from across Nigeria through an auditioning exercise. It is basically life on the road,” he noted.
He also explained that 37 participants, each representing a state and the FCT, will be drawn through auditioning at Ibadan, Abuja, Enugu, Port Harcourt and Lagos. He added that participants who are 18 and above and are Nigerians, could apply.
The Project Director, Blue Diamond, Aniemeke Hyacinth said unlike experiences in other reality TV shows where immorality is allowed, the project has been configured in a way that would make any immoral act difficult.
The Head, Research and Scripting, Gbenga Adesanya said the organisers have gone extra-mile to provide adequate security in all of the states that the programme would be held.
