Over 26 million votes were received in the final week of the just concluded Big Brother Naija reality show, the organizers has said.
Host of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu made this known via his twitter handle @Ebuka, after the two-hour live show finale on Sunday night.
The striking figures represents the highest any Big Brother show in the continent has received.
Over 26 million votes. An African record.#BBNaija https://t.co/e5UhEgZhIL
— Ebuka Obi-Uchendu (@Ebuka) April 9, 2017
Ejeba Efe Michael emerged the winner of the 11-week run reality show, after garnering about 57% of the total votes in the final week.
The 24-year-old Delta State-Born went home with the prize money of 25 million Naira and a brand new KIA Sorento car.
‘Based On Logistics’ as he is fondly called, Efe beat Bisola 18.54%, T-boss 13.60%, Debbie – Rise 8.78% and Marvis 1.47% to the prize money.