The Lagos State Ministry of Culture and Tourism has said the Lagos Family Reality Family TV Show would rejig national unity among 36 families representing the states of the federation.
Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf stated this at the unveiling of the judges and logo to reporters in Lagos.
Akinbile-Yussuf said the reality show come at a better time when some groups of people were calling for secession.
According to her; the nation’s differences should unite the citizenry and not separate them, stressing that the show promise to bring together different families from the 36 states across the federation that reside in the state.
She noted that the organisers had selected Lagos for the show because the state plays host to all ethnic groups with diverse culture and ways of life that distinguish them.
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“Unfortunately, there has been a recent clamour for disintegration from various quarters as if that is solution to our national issues.
“Therefore, as a model for national unity and a testimony that Nigerians are better together, the state created the family show to reignite our national unity.
“The show will also elicit a sense of pride and grow the knowledge about the country, states, our culture, history and values.
“There will be 36 families that will slug it out over a period of 13 weeks to determine the star-prize winner of N20 million cash prize.
“Other prize are an SUV and N30 million to execute community projects in their local government of residence,” she said.
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