Not for sale is the title of the latest edition of the now popular TV sitcom, Professor Johnbull, sponsored by Globacom, Nigeria’s data grandmaster.
The edition shows on NTA Network, NTA International on DSTV Channel 251 and NTA on StarTimes at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday with repeat broadcast at the same time on Friday on the same channels.
The episode tackles the issue of high bride price especially in the Eastern part of the country. Featuring veteran Chika Okpala (Zebrudaya) and Amaechi Muonagor, Not for Sale shows a bride-to-be’s dad (Muonagor) welcoming the suitor’s family in an unusual way by stopping them at his doorstep to ask for payments ranging from ‘money to clear his throat’ and ‘money to close the door’ after them before they are eventually allowed to take their seats.
Viewers will see a voluminous book, brandished by the family of the bride, containing the list of requirements, payments and obligations to be satisfied before the marriage rites can be formalised. The flabbergasted visitors take their leave unceremoniously while the perturbed girl runs to the erudite professor’s house to report her father’s misconduct which, she reasons, could rob her of her fourth prospective husband. She threatens to elope with her heartthrob ‘’for free’’ unless the father has a rethink and moderates the list. Did she eventually elope with her suitor?
As the drama unfolds, Jumoke (Bidemi Kosoko) and Ufuoma (Bimbo Akintola) break into a fight in Olaniyi (Yomi Fash-Lanso’s) nkwobi joint Viewers will discover why the two engage in fisticuffs.
According to Globacom, this week’s episode is a must-watch as it touches the conscience of elders who give out their daughters in marriage at a prohibitive cost to prospective grooms. The show also produces plenty of laughter and innuendos that will end up gripping viewers along with the all knowing Professor Johnbull’s grammar and wisdom.
