AS this year’s edition of social lifestyle reality show, Big Brother Naija inches towards the finals, there are remarkable changes in the tempo of game that evoke food-for-thought – loyalty in competition.
There are six contestants left in the competition, as true to what organisers and viewers would consider the real essence of the game, hostility, intrigues, gossips and tension are the order of the day in this 11th hour of BBNaija. Interestingly, the six are divided into two – four against two – with Efe, Bisola, Marvis and Bally in one camp, while T-Boss and Debie-Rise make up the other.
Although this alliance, which invariably is to see that no member of either group misses the final, will collapse naturally any time after tomorrow, after which every man will be to themselves – as only one winner will eventually emerge from the process.
For example, Bisola, on Wednesday, was in her usual comic albeit serious way, campaigning for Marvis and Bally. In the end she said, “But come next week, vote for me…”
Bisola and Efe have shown a great level of loyalty by not putting their allies up for possible eviction in this game, and it is interesting to see that those who showed more desperation have been sacked from the show.
Bisola and Efe recognise that they are contenders for the prize money, but have never nominated each other for possible eviction. Bally, who is somewhat close to these two had on several occasions nominated them, making it clear to Biggie during his Diary Sessions that he wanted to get them out because they constitute a threat to him in the game. T-Boss, despite her romance with Miyonse, was among the housemates who nominated him for eviction. ThinTallTony had put up Bisola for possible eviction despite their romance, just as Uriel had put up CocoIce and Debie-Rise who confided in her at separate times and looked up to her as an advisor.
While this appears to be the normal thing in a competition of this nature, Bisola and Efe appear to be changing the rule, so much so it is working in their favour. Yes, because of a truth, the probability of a winner emerging between these two is very high, going by the percentage of votes they have garnered during the periods they were put up for possible eviction. At the moment, it is difficult to tell who between them has a stronger fan base on the show because they have never been up for eviction at the same time, so as to know who scored what votes from the viewers.
But I like the new spirit that these two have brought to the game despite knowing that they constitute a threat to themselves. As Bisola put it, “I know that Efe is a threat, but I will not nominate him. I would leave God and the viewers to decide…”
As if that was not enough, Bisola, having won the Head of House for this week, was asked to save one housemate and replace with another last Monday. Efe was among the housemates up for possible eviction. She chose to save him and put up Bally instead – meaning that she and Efe are sure for the finals, plus any other housemate(s) who may not be consumed by tomorrow’s live eviction show.
For Bisola and Efe, I doff my hat for being loyal to themselves in the face of competition. It only shows their level of self-confidence, high self-esteem and spirit of sportsmanship.
Indeed: “The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favour…” either Bisola or Efe, being the leaders in their group will live this mantra come upper Sunday April 9, 2017 when the winner of the N25 million and a brand new Kia Seranto car will be announced. This is not to say that with the new aggression from fans of either camp, the vote for T-Boss and Debie-Rise wouldn’t improve remarkably. It is noteworthy that Debie-Rise has showed she has more fan base than T-Boss twice that they have been put up for eviction together.
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