IK reacts to reports of replacing Ebuka as Host of BBNaija, reveals his worst moment hosting BBAfrica

Popular on-air personality, IK Osakioduwa, has addressed reports linking him with Big Brother Naija while sharing his years of experience hosting the Big Brother Africa show.

Hosting the famous Big Brother Africa reality TV show from inception till the time it went off air in 2015, might seem like a setback. But for IK Osakioduwa, it was a stepping stone to what he has become in life.

IK became a household name in many homes across Africa and beyond after hosting the once biggest reality TV show (BBAfrica) in the continent from 2009.

Unfortunately, the last season of the show was aired in 2015, with Ace Khumalo and Ntombi Tshabalala emerging winners. And since then, nothing has been heard of the show, but Osakioduwa has continued to make waves as a quintessential reality TV host in this part of the world.

However, sharing his years of experience hosting the show, while in a recent chat with Vanguard, the Edo state-born TV presenter recalled one of his worst moments while hosting Big Brother Africa.

“On May 4, 2012, while I was hosting Big Brother Africa, my mother passed on during the week. That Sunday I still had to present the show. That was a sad experience for me. Suffering the loss of a loved one in my own personal life and having to come on a live show on the same day to make people happy was a tough job,” he recalled.

Osakioduwa, however, dismissed the notion that he has a desire to replace Ebuka Obi-Uchendu as host of Big Brother Naija reality TV show.

Responding, he said “ Why will I want to mess with something that’s already perfect? Ebuka is a friend of mine. I think he’s doing a fantastic job with the show. I wouldn’t want to host the show because Ebuka is really doing a fantastic job.”

The popular TV host revealed that he was contacted when the producers were perfecting plans to return BBNaija on the screen, but he was unavailable then.

“When they started BBNaija, they were in touch with several people. They spoke to me about it but at that time, I went into different productions. I don’t feel bad about it. I am excited about BBNaija every time it comes on,” Osakioduwa further stated.