Actress Omotola Jalade Ekehide visited the #BBNaija house on Friday morning and she brought out the intellectual side of the housemates. The 39-year-old who is also a philanthropist used the opportunity to discuss with the housemates the shocking inequalities young girls still face when it comes to access to quality education.
She revealed that more than 130 million girls in developing countries still don’t have access to quality education and if they were a country it would be the 10th largest in the world. She urged them all to use their voices to draw attention to this shocking disparity reiterating the mantra of her campaign that “poverty is sexist”.
Omotola told the housemate about losing her father at a very young age and having to become the head of the household before delving into greater detail about her work with the ONE campaign to create support structures for young women in a similar position. Uriel, Bisola and Marvis have similar experiences and they shared.
For a change, the housemates were able to articulate socially conscious thought away from issues of sex and winning the reality show’s prize money that obviously dominated in the past.
Jon shares how West Africa was ruled & even defended in battle by women like Queen Amina! “Education must be reformed!” #BBNaija pic.twitter.com/PO8azWREfZ
— Big Brother Naija (@BBNaija) February 24, 2017
TBoss talks about some of the orphanages she’s supported & says unlike other places she’s been “Nigerians have a giving spirit!” #BBNaija pic.twitter.com/OrWsmJRdmZ
— Big Brother Naija (@BBNaija) February 24, 2017
Bassey: “Sex is not a one way thing! We teach girls not to get touched & it makes them blame themselves for anything that happens.” #BBNaija pic.twitter.com/P1jZhHeJN7
— Big Brother Naija (@BBNaija) February 24, 2017
