Bomaye’s producers deny involvement in his actions during finals

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

Promise and Alex

Access Media Productions, producers of a popular television reality show “I’m in love with Bomaye” which has aired for 13 weeks on Ghana’s Multi TV channel (Real Tv and Cine Afrik), has dissociated itself from Alex Biney, aka Bomaye’s untoward actions during the grand finale of the show Sunday, August 19, 2012.

In a disclaimer posted on the show’s facebook page, Access Media Productions said; “We wish to make it publically known that we  totally disassociate ourselves from the unfortunate drama that unfolded on Sunday 19th of August 2012 at the Grand Mensvic Hotel during the Grand Finale of the ‘Am in love with Bomaye’ reality television show.”
 
Repudiating the occurrence, Mabel Germain, C.E.O, Access Media, stated; “Few hours after the grand finale, our audience started, bombarding us with accusations of manipulating the final decision on all social media platforms.
 
“It is rather unfortunate that the “King” Alex Biney failed to abide by the reality shows rules and declared his love for Promise Okasa, aka Promzy, the contestant that was evicted that very evening being the contestant with the lowest vote, and dismissed the 3 finalists that were on stage at the time.
 
“What this means is that the Grand Finale was inconclusive because a legitimate selection of the finalist candidates available was not made.
 
“We wish to apologise to the three finalists, and wish to hereby state that preparations are underway to compensate the three final maidens.
 
“Great apologies also go to our sponsors our loyal viewers, and your uncountable text messages that thronged our short code. We crave for your continual support for this show and promise that more will be coming your way in the nearest future.
 
“We wish to also inform our viewers that we are already working on another reality show and trust that you will continue with your patronage throughout the next series.”

Meanwhile, news making the rounds indicates that Alex Biney, who was the King of the maiden edition of the just ended reality show, after stunning viewers by opting for evicted maiden, Promzy as his bride-to-be, is feverishly planning to take her to the altar with an engagement ceremony likely to take place before the year ends.

“Bomaye” selected Promzy ahead of three other finalists, Chichi, Favour and Princy, during a heart-thumping and nail-biting finale at the Grande Mensvic Hotel in East Legon, attended by hundreds of the show’s enthusiasts.

Alex and Promise reportedly told Myjoyonline.com in an interview Monday that fans should expect their engagement before the year ends.

The ecstatic Promzy is also quoted as saying that they are going to plan for their wedding day, “get together, start a family, make babies and be happy forever.”

Alex Biney however said “no date” has been set for the wedding yet but “I had the opportunity to meet her family Sunday, it was great and they welcomed me and from what it looks like, we are eager to sit down and really,” plan for the wedding.

“I know definitely we will make a commitment before the year ends,” he said.

'I'm In Love with Bomaye' is a colorfully scripted Reality Television Show where twelve carefully selected “MAIDENS” compete to win the heart of a “KING” and had its maiden edition launched on May 20, 2012.

Inside the House, the contestants undertook several activities and were made to undergo various tasks to help bring out their diverse character and nature. The tasks and challenges were designed to assess the skills and qualities of the competitors in the areas that matter most to “BOMA YE” in a potential mate. The maidens with a varying range of interesting personalities, physical appearances and life experiences were united in their 'love' for “BOMA YE”.

The 12 maidens were named; Promzy, Princy, Harriet, Miss G, Sylvia, Jay, Gifty, Favour, Blay, Lovely, Becky and Chichi

With the help of viewers and friends, 'Bomaye' was expected to select the right girl who will prefer him over the $20,000 worth of prizes at stake.

Son of a diplomat, the charismatic Alex Biney ‘Bomaye’ had the privilege of travelling the world and spent most of his life in the States. During one of his visits to Ghana, he chanced on the Big Brother Africa Amplified auditions. With a life full of glitz and drama, Alex Biney worked for Russell Simmons, co-founder of Def Jam and the creator of Phat Farm. He believes in empowerment of the individual.

Though many condemned the reality show saying they did not know what the producers sought to achieve and that what was portrayed was alien to Ghanaian culture among others, many others enjoyed it saying it had entertainment value and followed the maiden edition with keen interest to its end on Sunday.

Ardent followers predicted either Promzy or Chichi to be the eventual winner.