Unpaid prizes: Phyna slams Nigerians for not calling out BBNaija sponsors

By Taiwo Okanlawon

Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has slammed Nigerians for their alleged double standards.

The winner of the 2022 BBNaija, called on Nigerians to support her to reclaim the prizes she won on the reality show, rather than simply watching from the sidelines.

Phyna, has been calling out the organisers and their sponsors over incomplete prizes, claiming she was yet to receive all the prizes and money promised to her.

Her allegation came after Multichoice announced auditions for the ninth edition.

Last week, the Practicioners of Content Creating, Skit-Making, and Influencers Guild of Nigeria (PCCSIGN) highlighted the list of gifts allegedly owed to Phyna.

The guild urged Multichoice to help facilitate “the release of the prizes” from the sponsors.

In a series of posts via Twitter on Saturday, Phyna lamented the difficulties she has faced while trying to redeem her prizes.

The reality TV star wondered why Nigerians have remained silent on the matter.

She said victims of injustice should not be ignored until they have been oppressed to their death.

“A big organisation is making me go through the stress of not getting my prizes as promised since 2022,” she wrote.

“And Nigerians are yet to say anything because it is Phyna. Let us stop pretending to fight for justice when the person is no more.

“I don’t know what we call justice when they die. They had time to cry out and you all would ignore them but wait till they have been oppressed to death, rejection, and cancellation.

“I am standing strong. Either now or later somehow you all will believe that I am the victim here.”

Phyna had earlier rejected the new offers proposed to her by the show’s sponsors concerning her prizes.

Quidax had pledged to give Phyna 1 BTC as part of her prizes but were yet to fulfil their promise two years after.

The reality TV personality emphasized that among the unsettled dues, the most important one to her is the 1BTC owed by one of the sponsors, Quidax Global.

Phyna revealed that the value of 1BTC currently exceeds N90 million, expressing her determination to continue demanding it until she receives it.

Following Phyna’s recent outburst, they met with the reality star and offered her N13m which they claimed was the value of 1 BTC in 2022 when they made the pledge.

However, speaking in a video message shared via her social media page, Phyna said she rejected the offer and insisted that they gave her the 1 BTC which she said is now worth over N90 million.

She also insisted that the organisers of the reality show and their sponsors must give her tickets for a trip-for-two to Maldives which was also part of her prizes.