And Now TV Political Satire‘XYZ’ Invades Nigeria

Buni Media, the company behind the massively popular Kenyan puppet political satire program THE XYZ SHOW, is launching a similar show in Nigeria today called OGAS AT THE TOP.

 OGAS AT THE TOP will take an unflinching and hilarious look at Nigeria’s political elite and the other ogas ruling contemporary naija society. Among the personalities who already have their puppet double are President Goodluck Jonathan and the First Lady of course, but also former rulers Olusegun Obasanjo, Sani Abacha and Ibrahim Babangida, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, opposition figure Mohammadu Buhari, former governor of Lagos state Bola Tinubu, Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Allison-Madueke, comedian Basketmouth, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, and Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor aka Mama G.

The first season of the show will run for 13 episodes of about 5 minutes, and will be distributed on Buni Media’s own video-on-demand platform Buni TV. Clips of the show will also be available on SaharaReporters.com, Afrinolly, YouTube , and MTN Play.

Buni Media has been very successful with THE XYZ SHOW in Kenya, where the program, launched in 2009 and now in its 9th season, is followed by more than 10 million people. THE XYZ SHOW won the AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award) for Best TV Series last year in Lagos.

Buni Media partnered with Nigerian writers and voice talents to produce OGAS AT THE TOP, which is being shot at Buni Media’s studios in Nairobi, Kenya.

“Launching OGAS AT THE TOP in Nigeria is a huge, but exciting challenge for our team,” said the show’s Executive Producers Gado (Godfrey Mwampembwa) and Marie Lora-Mungai. “The Nigerian political scene is a goldmine for stories: we certainly won’t run out of inspiration any time soon. And we know that Nigerians, just like Kenyans, have a wicked sense of humor, so this promises to be a wild ride!”