‘Ogas at the Top’, a satirical puppet show which will involve top personalities in the political, religious and entertainment sector is set to premiere in Nigeria. It will feature puppet doubles of Olusegun Obasanjo, Patience Ozokwor, Sani Abacha, Basketmouth, Ibrahim Babagida, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Bola Tinubu among others.
Its Kenyan version, ‘The XYZ Show’ won the AMVCA Best TV Series last year. It is now in its 9th season and has an audience of over 10 million people.
For the producers of ‘Ogas at the Top’ show, Godfrey Mwampembwa and Marie Lora-Mungai, inspiration will never be lacking, they say. The Nigerian political landscape offers story ideas a mass for the show to last, ‘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.’
