THE statistics from the final day of the Big Brother Naija Season 4 ‘Pepper Dem Gang’ episode shows indicated that Nigerians spent a whopping N7.2 billion on votes.
Announcing the results on Sunday, the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu said that the season got over 240 million votes, out of which over 50 million votes were cast in the final week of the season. 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.
Meanwhile, Mercy Eke has become the winner of Big Brother Naija season four, winning with a wide margin. She was crowned the winner during the finale on Sunday.
This made 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 the first runner up.
As the winner, Mercy walked home with a cash prize worth over 40 million Naira, brand new Innosson SUV, Dubai trip for two and other prizes.