Anyone who keenly followed Big Brother Naija (BBN) 'Shine Your Eye' Season where Whitemoney won, knows the role Pere played in his emergence without realizing it.
Nigerians are so drawn to people being marginalized. Once they perceive any form of ill-treatment meted out to anyone, especially in a show like BBN, they will tilt towards the victim. The assailant always pays dearly for his or her actions. This happened between Tacha and Mercy, Erica and Laycon, Whitemoney and Pere. In these instances, the perceived victims won the show.
Pere is trying to kickstart this type of game with Cee-C. He is inciting Ike to profess love to Cee-C and once she reciprocates, he will take a walk which they know will infuriate her. He sees Cee-C as a strong contender and must do anything to provoke her into doing something stupid.
He also considered the option of creating problems between Cee-C and Alex. He knows there is no love lost between the two of them, so he wants to ensure he incites them and cause friction between them.
Whether this will work as planned, is yet to be seen. However, it is already promoting the popularity and personality of Cee-C and may drastically affect Pere's chances. This is the reality of BBN. Once someone is perceived by the viewers as being victimized, the person gets sympathy votes and oftentimes becomes the viewers' choice.
It is obvious Pere didn't learn from what happened between him and Whitemoney. A lot of viewers especially his fans want him to win this particular 'BBN All-Stars' season, but his antagonistic tendencies may affect his chances.
Some people always prefer housemates like Pere who through their actions make the show interesting. On the other hand, when it comes to winning the ultimate prize, such people will go for those who are calm, humble, sincere, entertaining, and play the victim card.
This particular season has a lot of strong contenders with huge fan bases. This has made it difficult to predict a likely winner.
Who are you voting for?