The Ekiti State government has announced a ban on the planned three-day kissing marathon trending in the state.
A group identified as Sugartee in a social media advert fixed July 7 for the commencement of the longest world kissing marathon in a popular amusement park in the state capital.
However, the state government announced the ban through a letter from the Ministry of Arts and Culture addressed to the Ekiti State Hoteliers Association.
The government via the letter noted that any facility that hosted the event would be severely sanctioned.
The letter signed by the Director of Tourism Adebanji Adelusi on behalf of the permanent secretary of the ministry, Dele Ogunsemoyin noted that the planned event tagged ‘Kiss-a-thon ‘ was capable of denigrating the image of the state.
The letter stated that “Kiss-a-thon” as an event is not only absurd, unhealthy, immoral and capable of denigrating the image of the state.
