30th October, 2021
Big Brother Africa runner-up, Tayo Faniran, has revealed why he railed against the show’s organizers in a long post on his social media some days ago.
Tanzanian Actor Idris Sultan emerged as the winner of Big Brother Africa Season 9, which was the show’s last season, with Faniran finishing as the first runner-up.
The reality star had received some backlash after he made an Instagram post and leveled some devastating charges against the show organisers, alleging that they had shut him up seven years ago.
Speaking about his ordeal to Saturday Beats, Faniran insisted that he was speaking out because he still had scars about the “injustice” done to him by the organisers.
Faniran said, “The reason I am speaking up now is because I was shut up then. But what happened to me at the finale did not go away.
“Every day I meet fans of mine that I have never met before and when they see me, they complain to me. MultiChoice ought to have made me know at that time why I failed.
“Show me the votes and let me know I did not win because I did not get enough votes. But there was no proof of that nature. The pain hasn’t left me.
“I spoke to free myself, not because I wanted to fight. Not because I want to be against the brand, MultiChoice. I don’t feel good about the treatment I got at that time.”
Speaking about his critics, he added, “They are not in my shoes, I know they don’t feel my pain so I am not hurt. My prayer for them is that they will not experience what I experienced.
“If some of them are adamant and they want to remain wicked and bitter for nothing without being strategic with their thinking, then they will also experience it. In fact, if they don’t experience it, maybe one day, someone will rob their children of what they rightfully deserve and they will feel the pain.
“Some of them have said things like he should move forward, I never stopped. For two years I was in a psychological coma, real pain. During the two years, I was PayPorte brand ambassador, I was doing things. After the show, I was still making money. I got a house in Lekki, got a Range Rover. So I was never stuck,” he added.